AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Oracle Lagoon & Boardwalk Place Pond

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Oracle Lagoon & Boardwalk Place Pond is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Belmont, CA. The route passes Oracle Lagoon before reaching Boardwalk Place Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 23 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.52955, -122.26742
Nearest town Belmont, CA
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Oracle Lagoon & Boardwalk Place Pond

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 5–23 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 37.52955, -122.26742

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: 100 Oracle Parkway stop 119 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Oracle Lagoon.
  3. 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 1.2 miPass Boardwalk Place Pond.
  7. 250 ftReach Oracle Lagoon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.3 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 0.8 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/oracle-lagoon-oracle-lagoon-out-back-4-lakes-7-km-3658

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: 100 Oracle Parkway stop 119 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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