Saratoga Toll Road Trail & Skyline To The Sea Trail;Saratoga Toll Road Trail is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Castle Rock State Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. It climbs 1,012 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,618 – 2,533 ft7.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Saratoga Gap Trail 37.25514, -122.12163
Nearest town San Lorenzo Park, CA
Directions
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Saratoga Toll Road Trail & Skyline To The Sea Trail;Saratoga Toll Road Trail
7.5 mi · ▲ 1,012 ft · 3 hr
Elevation 1,617–2,533 ft
Out & Back · Castle Rock State Park
Trailhead: Saratoga Gap Trail · 37.25514, -122.12163
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 90°F / low 68° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · No dogs on part of this route
- Start on Saratoga Gap Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Skyline To The Sea Trail;Saratoga Toll Road Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Saratoga Toll Road Trail, heading W.
- 2.7 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach Saratoga Toll Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.2 miBear left onto Skyline To The Sea Trail;Saratoga Toll Road Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Saratoga Gap Trail, 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.
Trail surface
78% dirt22% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 90°F68°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity42%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue
85°66°
Wed
86°53°
Thu
92°49°
Fri
96°54°
Sat
96°56°
Sun
96°52°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- No dogs on part of this route
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