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
Directions
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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 Aug 3: Clear, high 89°F / low 68° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Nutmeg Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Saratoga Toll Road Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Summit Meadows Trail, heading SW.
- 1.9 miReach Sempervirens Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Saratoga Toll Road Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Nutmeg Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading W.
- 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 surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 89°F68°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue
86°64°
Wed
85°52°
Thu
95°52°
Fri
101°59°
Sat
99°61°
Sun
94°53°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:51 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Nutmeg Trail & Skyline To The Sea Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 372 ft
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