La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve (closed areas)

Ridge Trail & Stations Loop

2.6 mi · ▲ 417 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Ridge Trail & Stations Loop is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve (closed areas) near Sky Londa, CA. It climbs 417 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,047 – 1,332 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ridge Trail 37.36101, -122.29250
Nearest town Sky Londa, CA

Directions

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Ridge Trail & Stations Loop

2.6 mi · ▲ 417 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 1,045–1,331 ft

Out & Back · La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve (closed areas)

Trailhead: Ridge Trail · 37.36101, -122.29250

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

  1. Start on Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miSharp left onto Stations Loop, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miReach Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.7 miSharp right onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 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

100% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:17 AMSunset 8:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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