Tilden Regional Park

Lower Big Springs Trail & Seaview Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 574 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Lower Big Springs Trail & Seaview Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Tilden Regional Park near Cragmont, CA. It climbs 574 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,047 – 1,296 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Seaview Trail 37.90246, -122.24772
Nearest town Cragmont, CA

Directions

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Lower Big Springs Trail & Seaview Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 574 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 1,046–1,294 ft

Out & Back · Tilden Regional Park

Trailhead: Seaview Trail · 37.90246, -122.24772

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Lake Anza stop 754 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Seaview Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Lower Big Springs Trail, heading S.
  3. 1 miReach Seaview Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left onto Seaview Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

26% dirt74% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:55 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Lake Anza stop 754 m from the trailhead

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