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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.

Elevation

0 mi2,333 – 2,549 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Skyline To The Sea Trail 37.24520, -122.14402
Nearest town San Lorenzo Park, CA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left onto Red Mountain Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miReach Skyline To The Sea Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading S.
  5. 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.

Trail surface

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 89°F68°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue 86°64°
Wed 85°52°
Thu 95°52°
Fri 101°59°
Sat 99°61°
Sun 94°53°

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

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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