Skyline Trail & Summit Rock Loop Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 535 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Skyline Trail & Summit Rock Loop Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Sanborn County Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. It climbs 535 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Skyline Trail & Summit Rock Loop Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 535 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 2,576–2,978 ft
Out & Back · Sanborn County Park
Trailhead: Skyline Trail · 37.24166, -122.10628
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 70°F / low 50° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Skyline Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Summit Rock Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Skyline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:50 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:10 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:36 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via Skyline Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Skyline Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Skyline Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Skyline Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Skyline Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Skyline Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Skyline Trail
- 3.2 mi · out & back · via Skyline Trail
More from Skyline Trail Trailhead
- Goat Rock–Ridge Trail, 3 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,582 ft
- Saratoga Gap & Skyline Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 579 ft
- Emily Smith Observation Point & Service Road Trail via Ridge Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,011 ft
- Loughry Woods Trail & Service Road Trail Loop 2.8 mi · ▲ 505 ft
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