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Contra Loma Trail–Homestead Trail, 6 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve near Somersville, CA. It climbs 1,724 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi256 – 909 ft · steepest grade: 23%7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.97027, -121.86056
Nearest town Somersville, CA

Directions

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Contra Loma Trail–Homestead Trail, 6 sights

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,724 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Elevation 258–909 ft

Out & Back · Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve

Trailhead: 37.97027, -121.86056

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 79°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right onto River View Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left onto Lark Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.7 miSharp left onto Old Homestead Loop Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1 miContinue straight onto Homestead Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left onto Stewartville Trail, heading E.
  7. 50 ftReach Lark Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miBear right onto Contra Loma Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.9 miTurn right onto North Portal Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miBear left onto Old Homestead Loop Trail, heading W.
  11. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Lark Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.7 miSharp right onto River View Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
  14. 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.

Trail surface

59% dirt38% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 79°F58°
Precip0%Wind16 mphUV7Humidity63%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Sun 75°59°
Mon 84°56°
Tue 89°63°
Wed 89°67° 15%
Thu 96°72°
Fri 85°64°

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  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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