Skeggs Point–Summit Spring, 6 sights is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve near Redwood Park, CA. The route passes Summit Spring, Methuselah and Skeggs Point. It climbs 1,566 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,850 – 2,379 ft · steepest grade: 18%11.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Skyline Trail 37.42595, -122.30747
Nearest town Redwood Park, CA
Directions
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Skeggs Point–Summit Spring, 6 sights
11.6 mi · ▲ 1,566 ft · 4 hr 39 min
Elevation 1,849–2,377 ft
Out & Back · El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Skyline Trail · 37.42595, -122.30747
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · No dogs on part of this route
- Start on Skyline Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Summit Spring.
- 4.3 miTurn right onto Molder Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Methuselah.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Fir Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Skeggs Point.
- 100 ftBear left onto Tafoni Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto El Corte de Madera Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Skeggs Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Tafoni Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Fir Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Sierra Morena Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading NE.
- 4.2 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
98% dirt2% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:17 AMSunset 8:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- No dogs on part of this route
Other ways to reach this destination
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