Vista Slope Viewpoint via Permanente Creek Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 46 min
Vista Slope Viewpoint via Permanente Creek Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Vista Slope near Rex Manor, CA. The route reaches Vista Slope Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Vista Slope Viewpoint via Permanente Creek Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 46 min
Elevation 10–97 ft
Out & Back · Vista Slope
Trailhead: 37.42094, -122.08684
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Transit-accessible: 1950 Charleston Road stop 95 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Permanente Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Vista Slope, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Vista Slope Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Permanente Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 1950 Charleston Road stop 95 m from the trailhead
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