Middle Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 988 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Middle Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Lime Ridge Open Space near Cowell, CA. It climbs 988 ft. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Middle Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 988 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 433–982 ft
Out & Back · Lime Ridge Open Space
Trailhead: 37.94544, -121.99356
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 99°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start on Paradise Valley Trail, heading E.
- 2.1 miReach Middle Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:45 PM.
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- Middle Trail & Thorn Alley 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,446 ft
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