Skeggs Point–Methuselah, 4 sights is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve near Redwood Park, CA. The route passes Skeggs Point and Methuselah. It climbs 1,430 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,739 – 2,379 ft · steepest grade: 16%11.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tafoni Trail 37.41112, -122.30711
Nearest town Redwood Park, CA
Directions
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Skeggs Point–Methuselah, 4 sights
11.1 mi · ▲ 1,430 ft · 4 hr 25 min
Elevation 1,739–2,377 ft
Out & Back · El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Tafoni Trail · 37.41112, -122.30711
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 86°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tafoni Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Fir Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Skeggs Point.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Sierra Morena Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Methuselah.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading NE.
- 3.3 miTurn right onto Bear Gulch Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miReach Skeggs Point, 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.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Fir Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Tafoni Trail, heading NE.
- 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
92% dirt2% gravel6% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 86°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue
72°58°
Wed
70°49°
Thu
72°48°
Fri
78°48°
Sat
66°46°
Sun
61°45°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:51 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Tafoni Trail Trailhead
- Methuselah & Sierra Morena Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 437 ft
- Morena Sierra–Skeggs Point, 6 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,335 ft
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