Lyme Disease Rock via Skyline Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Sanborn County Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. The route reaches Lyme Disease Rock. It climbs 722 ft. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,848 – 3,153 ft4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Castle Rock Trail 37.22852, -122.09400
Nearest town San Lorenzo Park, CA
Directions
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Lyme Disease Rock via Skyline Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 722 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 2,849–3,154 ft
Out & Back · Sanborn County Park
Trailhead: Castle Rock Trail · 37.22852, -122.09400
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 70° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Lyme Disease Rock.
- 2.2 miReach Lyme Disease Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 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
8% dirt92% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 86°F70°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity33%
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:15 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue
84°65°
Wed
81°49°
Thu
92°49°
Fri
98°56°
Sat
96°58°
Sun
91°50°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:52 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 11 min before dark.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Parking Lot Rock–Ridge Trail, 3 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 588 ft
- Castle Rock Falls–Saratoga Gap Viewpoint, 5 cliffs 2.9 mi · ▲ 738 ft
- Shady Rock–Platypus, 6 rocks 3.4 mi · ▲ 869 ft
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