El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve
Methuselah–Blue Blossom Trail, 4 sights
8.8 mi · ▲ 1,719 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Methuselah–Blue Blossom Trail, 4 sights is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve near Redwood Park, CA. The route reaches Methuselah. It climbs 1,719 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Methuselah–Blue Blossom Trail, 4 sights
8.8 mi · ▲ 1,719 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Elevation 1,131–2,241 ft
Out & Back · El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Sierra Morena Trail · 37.40595, -122.30459
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 89°F / low 66° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sierra Morena Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Methuselah.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Molder Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Sierra Morena Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Oljon Trail, heading SW.
- 1.6 miSharp left onto Spring Board Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lawrence Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Blue Blossom Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lawrence Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 1.9 miReach Methuselah, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Blue Blossom Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lawrence Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Spring Board Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Oljon Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Sierra Morena Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Molder Trail, heading NE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Sierra Morena Trail Trailhead
- Morena Sierra–Skeggs Point, 6 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 424 ft
- Methuselah–Oljon Trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 710 ft
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