Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve (closed area)
Long Ridge Road
11.3 mi · ▲ 2,921 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Long Ridge Road is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve (closed area) near Vista Verde, CA. It climbs 2,921 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Long Ridge Road
11.3 mi · ▲ 2,921 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Elevation 785–2,046 ft
Out & Back · Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve (closed area)
Trailhead: 37.30312, -122.19778
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 90°F / low 67° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Old Page Mill Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Long Ridge Road, heading E.
- 3.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 3.4 miBear right onto Old Page Mill Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~123 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Old Page Mill Trail 5 mi · ▲ 1,261 ft
- Old Page Mill Trail 8.5 mi · ▲ 2,503 ft
- Diablo Way via Old Page Mill Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 3,278 ft
- Bear Creek Trail & Old Page Mill Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 2,619 ft
- Bodhidharma Cave & Sorich Road via Old Page Mill Trail 12.2 mi · ▲ 3,442 ft
- Grizzly Flat Trail North–Grizzly Flat Trail South, 5 sights 14.1 mi · ▲ 3,882 ft
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