Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir–Crystal Springs Trail, 3 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in San Francisco Peninsula Watershed near Highlands, CA. The route reaches Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir. It climbs 404 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi295 – 502 ft5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Crystal Springs Trail 37.50632, -122.34113
Nearest town Highlands, CA
Directions
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Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir–Crystal Springs Trail, 3 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 297–503 ft
Out & Back · San Francisco Peninsula Watershed
Trailhead: Crystal Springs Trail · 37.50632, -122.34113
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: San Mateo County Youth Detention Center stop 683 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Crystal Springs Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto Sheep Camp Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Crystal Springs Trail, heading SE.
- 1.8 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:17 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: San Mateo County Youth Detention Center stop 683 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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