AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Vista de Oro

2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 43 min

Vista de Oro is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Shadow Ridge Creek, CA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi174 – 213 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Vista de Oro 33.81655, -116.37125
Nearest town Shadow Ridge Creek, CA
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Vista de Oro

2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 43 min

Elevation 173–214 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Vista de Oro · 33.81655, -116.37125

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

  1. Start on Vista de Oro, heading S.
  2. 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miReach Vista de Oro, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  6. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/vista-de-oro-out-back-3-km-2656

Trail surface

75% sand25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:00 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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