Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve
Lougher Ridge Trail via Lougher Loop Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 1,342 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Lougher Ridge Trail via Lougher Loop Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve near Somersville, CA. It climbs 1,342 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Lougher Ridge Trail via Lougher Loop Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 1,342 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 508–1,128 ft
Out & Back · Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve
Trailhead: Raildroad Bed Trail · 37.95792, -121.86227
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
- Start on Raildroad Bed Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Lougher Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Lougher Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miReach Lougher Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Lougher Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Raildroad Bed Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Raildroad Bed Trail Trailhead
- Lougher Loop Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 375 ft
- Chaparral Loop Trail & Nortonville Trail via Black Diamond Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,452 ft
- Lougher Loop Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 826 ft
- Carbondale Trail–Lark Trail, 4 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 580 ft
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