Saratoga Toll Road Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Long Ridge Open Space Preserve near San Lorenzo Park, CA. It climbs 553 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,231 – 2,536 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.25172, -122.13448
Nearest town San Lorenzo Park, CA
Directions
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Saratoga Toll Road Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 553 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 2,229–2,537 ft
Out & Back · Long Ridge Open Space Preserve
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.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Saratoga Toll Road Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 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
82% dirt18% 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 1.2 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Saratoga Toll Road Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 497 ft
- Saratoga Toll Road Trail & Skyline To The Sea Trail;Saratoga Toll Road Trail 3 mi · ▲ 563 ft
- Saratoga Toll Road Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 808 ft
- Achistaca Trail via Saratoga Toll Road Trail 6 mi · ▲ 1,106 ft
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