Saratoga Gap Trail–Service Road Trail, 3 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Castle Rock State Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. It climbs 1,042 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi2,093 – 3,074 ft4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.23355, -122.10029
Nearest town San Lorenzo Park, CA
Directions
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Saratoga Gap Trail–Service Road Trail, 3 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 1,042 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 2,095–3,076 ft
Out & Back · Castle Rock State Park
Trailhead: 37.23355, -122.10029
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 87°F / low 71° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Skyline Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Service Road Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Loughry Woods Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Service Road Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Saratoga Gap Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Frog Flat Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Saratoga Gap Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Skyline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Frog Flat Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Saratoga Gap Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Service Road Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Loughry Woods Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Service Road Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Skyline Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 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
92% dirt1% sand1% gravel6% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 87°F71°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity33%
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue
85°66°
Wed
82°50°
Thu
93°50°
Fri
98°56°
Sat
97°59°
Sun
91°50°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:46 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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