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Lynch Canyon Open Space Park

Lynch Road

6 mi · ▲ 1,028 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Lynch Road is a 6-mile out-and-back in Lynch Canyon Open Space Park near Cordelia, CA. It climbs 1,028 ft. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi318 – 764 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.19314, -122.16900
Nearest town Cordelia, CA
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Lynch Road

6 mi · ▲ 1,028 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Elevation 319–765 ft

Out & Back · Lynch Canyon Open Space Park

Trailhead: 38.19314, -122.16900

Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 82°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 21 mph · sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miBear right onto Lynch Road, heading S.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1.1 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lynch-road-out-back-10-km-d3c9

Trail surface

13% gravel87% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 82°F56°
Precip0%Wind21 mphUV8Humidity69%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:15 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Wed 78°55°
Thu 83°54°
Fri 91°57°
Sat 91°56°
Sun 88°55°
Mon 80°55°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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