Coal Mine Ridge Preserve

Blue Oak Trail via Sunrise Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 534 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Blue Oak Trail via Sunrise Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Coal Mine Ridge Preserve near Los Trancos Woods, CA. It climbs 534 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi725 – 1,227 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.34908, -122.20420
Nearest town Los Trancos Woods, CA

Directions

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Blue Oak Trail via Sunrise Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 534 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 724–1,228 ft

Out & Back · Coal Mine Ridge Preserve

Trailhead: 37.34908, -122.20420

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 75°F / low 56° · precip 10% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftSharp right onto Old Spanish Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right onto Blue Oaks Fire Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right onto Sunrise Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miBear left onto Buck Meadow Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miBear right onto Blue Oak Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miReach Blue Oak Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Buck Meadow Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miBear right onto Sunrise Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miSharp left onto Blue Oaks Fire Road, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left onto Old Spanish Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftArrive 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

OvercastTemperature 75°F56°
Precip10%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity63%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:35 PM
Sat 77°54°
Sun 70°52°
Mon 85°50°
Tue 83°53°
Wed 77°52° 15%
Thu 89°63°

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