Sempervirens Point–Saratoga Toll Road Trail, 3 sights is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Castle Rock State Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. The route reaches Sempervirens Point at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 933 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,113 – 2,559 ft · steepest grade: 20%7.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Skyline To The Sea Trail;Saratoga Toll Road Trail 37.25605, -122.12411
Nearest town San Lorenzo Park, CA
Directions
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Sempervirens Point–Saratoga Toll Road Trail, 3 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 933 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Elevation 2,112–2,560 ft
Out & Back · Castle Rock State Park
Trailhead: Skyline To The Sea Trail;Saratoga Toll Road Trail · 37.25605, -122.12411
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Skyline To The Sea Trail;Saratoga Toll Road Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Saratoga Toll Road Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Summit Meadows Trail, heading SE.
- 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 NW.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Skyline To The Sea Trail;Saratoga Toll Road Trail, heading E.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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