Saratoga Gap & Skyline Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Castle Rock State Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. The route reaches Saratoga Gap at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 579 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,625 – 2,854 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Skyline Trail 37.24166, -122.10628
Nearest town San Lorenzo Park, CA
Directions
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Saratoga Gap & Skyline Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 579 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 2,624–2,854 ft
Out & Back · Castle Rock State Park
Trailhead: Skyline Trail · 37.24166, -122.10628
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 87°F / low 71° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Skyline Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miReach Saratoga Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 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% dirt1% paved1% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 87°F71°
Feels like82°Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue
84°65°
Wed
90°50°
Thu
94°50°
Fri
99°57°
Sat
97°59°
Sun
92°51°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:44 PM.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Loughry Woods Trail & Service Road Trail Loop 2.8 mi · ▲ 505 ft
- Emily Smith Observation Point & Service Road Trail via Ridge Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,011 ft
- Goat Rock–Ridge Trail, 3 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,582 ft
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