High Meadow Trail–Hill Trail, 5 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve near The Highlands, CA. It climbs 1,353 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi364 – 955 ft · steepest grade: 21%7.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rancho San Antonio Bike Path 37.33297, -122.08831
Nearest town The Highlands, CA
Directions
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High Meadow Trail–Hill Trail, 5 sights
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,353 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Elevation 363–956 ft
Out & Back · Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Rancho San Antonio Bike Path · 37.33297, -122.08831
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 88°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rancho San Antonio Bike Path, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Stephen E. Abbors Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Bay Tree Cutoff Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Wildcat Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto High Meadow Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Wildcat Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Ravensbury Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Chamise Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Ravensbury Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Mora Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Rancho San Antonio Bike Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Ravensbury Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Chamise Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ravensbury Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left onto Rogue Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto High Meadow Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wildcat Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Bay Tree Cutoff Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Stephen E. Abbors Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Rancho San Antonio Bike Path, heading NE.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
20% dirt4% paved76% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 88°F56°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity95%
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:14 PM
Wed
92°54°
Thu
100°58°
Fri
105°63°
Sat
105°65°
Sun
100°60°
Mon
98°55°
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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