Skyway Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 731 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Skyway Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Evergreen, CA. It climbs 731 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,053 – 1,805 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Garden Steps 37.28896, -121.73055
Nearest town Evergreen, CA

Directions

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Skyway Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 731 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 1,054–1,804 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Garden Steps · 37.28896, -121.73055

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Garden Steps, heading E.
  2. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Tower Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Skyway Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.9 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 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:53 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:13 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:41 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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