Sempervirens Point & Skyline To The Sea Trail via Saratoga Toll Road Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Castle Rock State Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. The route reaches Sempervirens Point at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 873 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,113 – 2,559 ft · steepest grade: 18%6.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Saratoga Toll Road Trail 37.25494, -122.12857
Nearest town San Lorenzo Park, CA
Directions
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Sempervirens Point & Skyline To The Sea Trail via Saratoga Toll Road Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 873 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Elevation 2,112–2,560 ft
Out & Back · Castle Rock State Park
Trailhead: Saratoga Toll Road Trail · 37.25494, -122.12857
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 89°F / low 69° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Saratoga Toll Road Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Summit Meadows Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Sempervirens Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Summit Meadows Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Saratoga Toll Road Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 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
99% dirt1% 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:54 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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