Slate Creek Road & Summit Trail via Slate Creek Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 746 ft · 2 hr
Slate Creek Road & Summit Trail via Slate Creek Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Portola Redwoods State Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. It climbs 746 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Slate Creek Road & Summit Trail via Slate Creek Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 746 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 508–998 ft
Out & Back · Portola Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: Summit Trail · 37.24792, -122.21419
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 89°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
- Start on Summit Trail, heading NE.
- 2.1 miSharp left onto Slate Creek Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Summit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Summit Trail, heading W.
- 2.1 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 1.2 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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