Bear Gulch Trail & Oljon Trail via Skyline Trail is a 14.2-mile out-and-back in El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve near Sky Londa, CA. It climbs 1,755 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,739 – 2,251 ft14.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.38740, -122.29803
Nearest town Sky Londa, CA
Directions
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Bear Gulch Trail & Oljon Trail via Skyline Trail
14.2 mi · ▲ 1,755 ft · 5 hr 37 min
Elevation 1,739–2,252 ft
Out & Back · El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: 37.38740, -122.29803
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 89°F / low 66° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Spring Board Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Oljon Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Sierra Morena Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Molder Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading E.
- 3.3 miTurn right onto Bear Gulch Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miReach Oljon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading NW.
- 3.3 miTurn right onto Molder Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sierra Morena Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Oljon Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miSharp left onto Spring Board Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, 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
94% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 89°F66°
Feels like79°Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue
79°62°
Wed
76°48°
Thu
72°47°
Fri
77°48°
Sat
70°47°
Sun
64°46°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:45 PM.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
Other ways to reach this destination
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