Sugarloaf Hill & Bottom Spring Trail via Ridge Top Trail
2 mi · ▲ 453 ft · 54 min
Sugarloaf Hill & Bottom Spring Trail via Ridge Top Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Sugarloaf Open Space near Walnut Heights, CA. The route reaches Sugarloaf Hill. It climbs 453 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sugarloaf Hill & Bottom Spring Trail via Ridge Top Trail
2 mi · ▲ 453 ft · 54 min
Elevation 269–515 ft
Out & Back · Sugarloaf Open Space
Trailhead: Bottom Spring Trail · 37.86982, -122.03267
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start on Bottom Spring Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Ridge Top Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Sugarloaf Hill.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Center Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Sugarloaf Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ridge Top Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bottom Spring Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 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 0.5 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
Other ways to reach this destination
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