Moore Creek Upland Open Space Preserve
Moore Creek Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 55 min
Moore Creek Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Moore Creek Upland Open Space Preserve near Allegro Heights, CA. It climbs 300 ft. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Moore Creek Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 55 min
Elevation 170–354 ft
Out & Back · Moore Creek Upland Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: East Meadow Trail · 36.97405, -122.06480
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 68°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
Transit-accessible: Western Drive & Meder Street stop 570 m from the trailhead
- Start on East Meadow Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left onto Moore Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Prairie View Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Coast Vista Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftReach Moore Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Prairie View Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Moore Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right onto East Meadow Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.0 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Western Drive & Meder Street stop 570 m from the trailhead
More from East Meadow Trail Trailhead
- The Triangle & Arboretum Pond via East Meadow Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Moore Creek Trail–UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, 3 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 687 ft
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