Red Road
5.7 mi · ▲ 1,164 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Red Road is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Lime Ridge Open Space near Cowell, CA. It climbs 1,164 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Red Road
5.7 mi · ▲ 1,164 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Elevation 450–1,249 ft
Out & Back · Lime Ridge Open Space
Trailhead: 37.91986, -121.98904
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 78°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
- Start on Fire Road 7-14, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Red Road, heading E.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Fire Road 7-14, heading W.
- 0.3 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 0.7 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Fire Road 7-14 3.2 mi · ▲ 766 ft
- Fire Road 7-14 4.3 mi · ▲ 847 ft
- Manzanita Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,040 ft
- Crystal Ranch Trail & Manzanita Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,301 ft
- California Riding and Hiking Trail 6 mi · ▲ 1,126 ft
- Lime Ridge Trail–Manzanita Trail, 3 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 1,414 ft
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