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Madera Point–Sobey Pond, 6 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Enid Pearson-Arastradero Preserve near Ladera, CA. The route passes Arastradero Lake and Sobey Pond before reaching Madera Point at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 576 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi348 – 856 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Paseo del Roble Trail 37.38126, -122.17166
Nearest town Ladera, CA

Directions

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Madera Point–Sobey Pond, 6 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 576 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 348–857 ft

Out & Back · Enid Pearson-Arastradero Preserve

Trailhead: Paseo del Roble Trail · 37.38126, -122.17166

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

  1. Start on Paseo del Roble Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miPass Arastradero Lake.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Juan Bautista de Anza Trail, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Arastradero Creek Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.7 miPass Sobey Pond.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodrat Trail, heading SW.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Arastradero Creek Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Madera Point, heading W.
  10. 250 ftReach Madera Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Arastradero Creek Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Woodrat Trail, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Arastradero Creek Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right onto Juan Bautista de Anza Trail, heading N.
  16. 150 ftTurn right onto Paseo del Roble Trail, heading N.
  17. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

81% gravel19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:15 PM

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