Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve (closed area)

Old Page Mill Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 2,503 ft · 4 hr 5 min

Old Page Mill Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve (closed area) near Vista Verde, CA. It climbs 2,503 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi784 – 2,047 ft · steepest grade: 21%8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.30312, -122.19778
Nearest town Vista Verde, CA

Directions

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Old Page Mill Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 2,503 ft · 4 hr 5 min

Elevation 785–2,046 ft

Out & Back · Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve (closed area)

Trailhead: 37.30312, -122.19778

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left onto Old Page Mill Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.9 miBear left onto Long Ridge Road, heading E.
  5. 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 2 miBear right onto Old Page Mill Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.9 miSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 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.

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~118 min). Leave by 4:51 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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