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Castle Rock State Park

Sempervirens Point–Nutmeg Trail, 3 sights

8.9 mi · ▲ 1,314 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Sempervirens Point–Nutmeg Trail, 3 sights is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Castle Rock State Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. The route reaches Sempervirens Point at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 1,314 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,113 – 2,559 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Skyline To The Sea Trail 37.24520, -122.14402
Nearest town San Lorenzo Park, CA
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Sempervirens Point–Nutmeg Trail, 3 sights

8.9 mi · ▲ 1,314 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Elevation 2,112–2,560 ft

Out & Back · Castle Rock State Park

Trailhead: Skyline To The Sea Trail · 37.24520, -122.14402

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1 miContinue straight onto Nutmeg Trail, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right onto Saratoga Toll Road Trail, heading SE.
  5. 1.3 miTurn left onto Summit Meadows Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1.9 miReach Sempervirens Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.9 miTurn right onto Saratoga Toll Road Trail, heading N.
  8. 1.3 miSharp left onto Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miBear right onto Nutmeg Trail, heading W.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading W.
  11. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sempervirens-point-out-back-13-km

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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