La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve (closed areas)

Stations Loop

2 mi · ▲ 343 ft · 50 min

Stations Loop is a 2-mile out-and-back in La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve (closed areas) near Sky Londa, CA. It climbs 343 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,139 – 1,385 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.36578, -122.29937
Nearest town Sky Londa, CA

Directions

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Stations Loop

2 mi · ▲ 343 ft · 50 min

Elevation 1,139–1,385 ft

Out & Back · La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve (closed areas)

Trailhead: 37.36578, -122.29937

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 72°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Stations Loop, heading SE.
  4. 0.7 miReach Stations Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 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

84% gravel9% dirt1% paved6% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 72°F54°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity55%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Wed 69°49°
Thu 73°50°
Fri 78°51°
Sat 69°50°
Sun 67°48°
Mon 68°49°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:51 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM — 4 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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