Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve
Oil Canyon Trail–Star Mine Trail, 3 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 955 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Oil Canyon Trail–Star Mine Trail, 3 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve near Stewartville, CA. It climbs 955 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi449 – 984 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Star Mine Trail 37.94363, -121.83625
Nearest town Stewartville, CA
Directions
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Oil Canyon Trail–Star Mine Trail, 3 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 955 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 450–983 ft
Out & Back · Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve
Trailhead: Star Mine Trail · 37.94363, -121.83625
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
- Start on Star Mine Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Oil Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Upper Oil Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach Star Mine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Oil Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miSharp left onto Star Mine Trail, 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:09 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Star Mine Trail Trailhead
- Oil Canyon Trail & Star Mine Trail via Lower Oil Canyon Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 496 ft
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