Tilden Nature Area

Rotary Peace Grove–Laurel Canyon Trail, 5 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 524 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Rotary Peace Grove–Laurel Canyon Trail, 5 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Tilden Nature Area near Cragmont, CA. The route reaches Rotary Peace Grove at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 524 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi623 – 1,106 ft · steepest grade: 24%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Loop Road 37.90819, -122.26201
Nearest town Cragmont, CA

Directions

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Rotary Peace Grove–Laurel Canyon Trail, 5 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 524 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 622–1,107 ft

Out & Back · Tilden Nature Area

Trailhead: Loop Road · 37.90819, -122.26201

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

Transit-accessible: Tilden Park Pony Rides stop 263 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Loop Road, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Pine Tree Trail, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Laurel Canyon Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Loop Road, heading NE.
  5. 100 ftBear right onto Laurel Canyon Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left onto Laurel Canyon Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wildcat Peak Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miReach Rotary Peace Grove, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Laurel Canyon Road, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Laurel Canyon Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miBear left onto Loop Road, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Laurel Canyon Trail, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Pine Tree Trail, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Loop Road, heading S.
  17. 0.3 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

32% dirt25% gravel43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Tilden Park Pony Rides stop 263 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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