Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve
Ridge Viewpoint & Badger's Byway Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Ridge Viewpoint & Badger's Byway Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve near Los Trancos Woods, CA. The route reaches Ridge Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 392 ft. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Ridge Viewpoint & Badger's Byway Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 2,020–2,393 ft
Out & Back · Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Badger's Byway Trail · 37.33604, -122.22293
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start on Fog Drift Vista Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right onto Badger's Byway Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Fog Drift Vista Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Badger's Byway Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Ridge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Badger's Byway Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Fog Drift Vista Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left onto Badger's Byway Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left onto Fog Drift Vista Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:50 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:10 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:37 PM.
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