Oak Trail via Skyway Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 1,110 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Oak Trail via Skyway Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Evergreen, CA. It climbs 1,110 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Oak Trail via Skyway Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 1,110 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 1,054–2,163 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Garden Steps · 37.28896, -121.73055
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Garden Steps, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Tower Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Oak Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Upper Meadow Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Oak Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Oak Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Tower Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Skyway Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 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 7:53 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:13 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:41 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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