Los Trancos Open Space Preserve
Page Mill Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 422 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Page Mill Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Los Trancos Open Space Preserve near Vista Verde, CA. It climbs 422 ft. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Page Mill Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 422 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 1,828–2,117 ft
Out & Back · Los Trancos Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: 37.34149, -122.17637
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 68° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Page Mill Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miSharp right onto Lost Creek Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Franciscan Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lost Creek Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Page Mill Trail, heading E.
- 1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Page Mill Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Pony Tracks Fire Road 3 mi · ▲ 503 ft
- Lost Creek Loop Trail via Page Mill Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 286 ft
- Page Mill Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 282 ft
- Page Mill Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 339 ft
- Page Mill Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 366 ft
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