San Andreas Fault Trail via Page Mill Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Los Trancos Open Space Preserve near Vista Verde, CA. It climbs 543 ft. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,828 – 2,123 ft5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.34149, -122.17637
Nearest town Vista Verde, CA
Directions
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San Andreas Fault Trail via Page Mill Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 543 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 1,828–2,122 ft
Out & Back · Los Trancos Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: 37.34149, -122.17637
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Page Mill Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miSharp right onto Lost Creek Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Franciscan Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto San Andreas Fault Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach San Andreas Fault Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Franciscan Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lost Creek Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Page Mill Trail, heading E.
- 1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:09 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Canyon Trail–Grizzly Flat Trail South, 4 sights 14.9 mi · ▲ 2,407 ft
- Page Mill Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 339 ft
- Page Mill Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 422 ft
- Page Mill Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 395 ft
- Page Mill Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Page Mill Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 366 ft
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