Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve (closed area)
Ohlone Way via Long Ridge Road
8.5 mi · ▲ 2,107 ft · 3 hr 53 min
Ohlone Way via Long Ridge Road is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve (closed area) near Vista Verde, CA. It climbs 2,107 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Ohlone Way via Long Ridge Road
8.5 mi · ▲ 2,107 ft · 3 hr 53 min
Elevation 785–2,038 ft
Out & Back · Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve (closed area)
Trailhead: Old Page Mill Trail · 37.28854, -122.19615
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 90°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start on Old Page Mill Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Long Ridge Road, heading E.
- 3.4 miTurn right onto Ohlone Way, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Ohlone Way, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Doherty Ridge Road, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left onto Long Ridge Road, heading NW.
- 2.5 miSharp left onto Old Page Mill Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 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 2.0 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Long Ridge Road 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,400 ft
- Old Page Mill Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 738 ft
- Diablo Way via Long Ridge Road 6.9 mi · ▲ 2,174 ft
- Long Ridge Road 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,818 ft
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