Sunset Trail & Sylvan Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Edgewood Park and Nature Preserve near Emerald Lake Hills, CA. It climbs 558 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi230 – 768 ft · steepest grade: 15%3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Sylvan Trail 37.47299, -122.27803
Nearest town Emerald Lake Hills, CA
Directions
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Sunset Trail & Sylvan Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 558 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 230–767 ft
Out & Back · Edgewood Park and Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Sylvan Trail · 37.47299, -122.27803
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Transit-accessible: Edmonds Road & Crestview Drive stop 363 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start on Sylvan Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Serpentine Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Sunset Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftReach Sylvan Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftBear right onto Serpentine Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sylvan Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 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
87% dirt13% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:17 AMSunset 8:15 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Edmonds Road & Crestview Drive stop 363 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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