Red Mountain Trail & Skyline To The Sea Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Long Ridge Open Space Preserve near San Lorenzo Park, CA. It climbs 322 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Red Mountain Trail & Skyline To The Sea Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 322 ft · 54 min
Elevation 2,332–2,549 ft
Out & Back · Long Ridge Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Skyline To The Sea Trail · 37.24520, -122.14402
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 89°F / low 68° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Red Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Skyline To The Sea Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miArrive 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:50 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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