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Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve

Mount Chual & Loma Prieta Road via Mount Umunhum Loma Prieta Road

3.6 mi · ▲ 409 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Mount Chual & Loma Prieta Road via Mount Umunhum Loma Prieta Road is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve near Twin Creeks, CA. The route reaches Mount Chual at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 409 ft. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,363 – 3,553 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 37.10615, -121.84784
Nearest town Twin Creeks, CA
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Mount Chual & Loma Prieta Road via Mount Umunhum Loma Prieta Road

3.6 mi · ▲ 409 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 3,364–3,552 ft

Out & Back · Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: connector · 37.10615, -121.84784

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

  1. Start on Mount Umunhum Loma Prieta Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miSharp right onto Loma Prieta Road, heading SE.
  3. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 350 ftReach Mount Chual, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 1.1 miSharp left onto Mount Umunhum Loma Prieta Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 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/mount-chual-out-back-6-km-7bc8

Trail surface

35% dirt65% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:51 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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