Saratoga Toll Road Trail & Skyline To The Sea Trail;Saratoga Toll Road Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Castle Rock State Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. It climbs 563 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,231 – 2,612 ft · steepest grade: 26%3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.25172, -122.13448
Nearest town San Lorenzo Park, CA
Directions
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Saratoga Toll Road Trail & Skyline To The Sea Trail;Saratoga Toll Road Trail
3 mi · ▲ 563 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 2,229–2,613 ft
Out & Back · Castle Rock State Park
Trailhead: 37.25172, -122.13448
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 89°F / low 69° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Saratoga Toll Road Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Skyline To The Sea Trail;Saratoga Toll Road Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Saratoga Gap Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Skyline To The Sea Trail;Saratoga Toll Road Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Saratoga Toll Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Saratoga Gap Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Skyline To The Sea Trail;Saratoga Toll Road Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Saratoga Toll Road Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 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.
Trail surface
83% dirt17% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 89°F69°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity42%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue
86°65°
Wed
85°52°
Thu
96°52°
Fri
101°59°
Sat
99°61°
Sun
94°53°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
Other ways to reach this destination
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