Wildcat Peak–Rotary Peace Grove Overlook, 10 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in Tilden Regional Park near Cragmont, CA. The route passes Lake Anza Beach, Lake Anza, Jewel Lake and Wildcat Peak before reaching Rotary Peace Grove Overlook at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 1,217 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi515 – 1,211 ft · steepest grade: 23%6.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lake Anza Road 37.89743, -122.25373
Nearest town Cragmont, CA · Official trailhead info (ebparks.org)
Directions
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Wildcat Peak–Rotary Peace Grove Overlook, 10 sights
6 mi · ▲ 1,217 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Elevation 515–1,211 ft
Out & Back · Tilden Regional Park
Trailhead: Lake Anza Road · 37.89743, -122.25373
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Central Park Drive & Wildcat Canyon Road stop 231 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lake Anza Road, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Lake Anza Beach.
- 250 ftPass Lake Anza.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Selby Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Memory Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Upper Packrat Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Jewel Lake.
- 350 ftBear right onto Lower Packrat Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Upper Packrat Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Lower Packrat Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Wildcat Creek Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Jewel Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left onto Sylvan Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Wildcat Peak Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Rotary Peace Grove Overlook.
- 250 ftReach Wildcat Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Sylvan Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Jewel Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Wildcat Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Lower Packrat Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Upper Packrat Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Packrat Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Upper Packrat Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Memory Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Selby Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lake Anza Road, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
67% dirt33% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Central Park Drive & Wildcat Canyon Road stop 231 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Lake Anza Road Trailhead
- Lake Anza–Lake Anza Beach, 5 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 512 ft
- Lake Anza Beach–Jewel Lake, 5 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 539 ft
- Seaview Viewpoint–Lake Anza, 5 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,085 ft
- Lake Anza Beach–Jewel Lake, 6 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 727 ft
- Briones Valley Viewpoint–Seaview Viewpoint, 5 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,111 ft
- Lake Anza–Lake Anza Beach, 8 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 679 ft
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