Blackhawk Trail–Lower Miller Trail, 4 sights
8.6 mi · ▲ 1,882 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Blackhawk Trail–Lower Miller Trail, 4 sights is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Mount Madonna County Park near Interlaken, CA. It climbs 1,882 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Blackhawk Trail–Lower Miller Trail, 4 sights
8.6 mi · ▲ 1,882 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Elevation 631–1,872 ft
Out & Back · Mount Madonna County Park
Trailhead: Meadow Trail · 37.01255, -121.71001
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Meadow Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Tan Oak Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Lower Miller Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 miSharp right onto Blackhawk Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Tan Oak Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Lower Miller Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Tan Oak Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Meadow Trail, heading SE.
- 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:48 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:08 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:34 PM.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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