Los Trancos Open Space Preserve
Page Mill Trail & Pony Tracks Fire Road
5.4 mi · ▲ 590 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Page Mill Trail & Pony Tracks Fire Road is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Los Trancos Open Space Preserve near Vista Verde, CA. It climbs 590 ft. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Page Mill Trail & Pony Tracks Fire Road
5.4 mi · ▲ 590 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 1,618–2,117 ft
Out & Back · Los Trancos Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Canyon Trail · 37.32531, -122.17556
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 69°F / low 47° · precip 2% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Franciscan Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Page Mill Trail, heading NE.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Pony Tracks Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Page Mill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Page Mill Trail, heading E.
- 2.2 miBear left onto Franciscan Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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