Sunset hikes

A short walk out, the whole show, and back at your car before dark. Times are estimates at a relaxed pace; give yourself extra buffer, especially with kids or in a group.

1. Bay Tree Trail–Campground Trail, 4 sights 0.1 mi away

   Be there by 7:55 PM

   1. Be there7:55 PM
   2. Sunset8:15 PM
   3. Dark8:44 PM

   Your car is right there — dark at 8:44 PM.

   The viewpoint is right at the trailhead

2. Chapparal Trail & Crystal Springs Trail via Richards Road 0.1 mi away

   Be there by 7:55 PM

   1. Be there7:55 PM
   2. Sunset8:15 PM
   3. Dark8:44 PM

   Your car is right there — dark at 8:44 PM.

   The viewpoint is right at the trailhead

3. Old Cañada Road 1.4 mi away

   Leave by 7:54 PM

   1. Leave trailhead7:54 PM
   2. Sunset8:16 PM
   3. Head back8:31 PM
   4. At your car8:32 PM
   5. Dark8:44 PM

   Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 12 min before dark.

   0.1 mi to the viewpoint · 3 min of walkingCar visible from the viewpoint

4. Bear Gulch Trail & Oljon Trail via Skyline Trail 1.6 mi away

   Be there by 7:55 PM

   1. Be there7:55 PM
   2. Sunset8:15 PM
   3. Dark8:44 PM

   Your car is right there — dark at 8:44 PM.

   The viewpoint is right at the trailhead

5. Skeggs Point–Methuselah, 5 sights 2.4 mi away

   Be there by 7:55 PM

   1. Be there7:55 PM
   2. Sunset8:15 PM
   3. Dark8:44 PM

   Your car is right there — dark at 8:44 PM.

   The viewpoint is right at the trailhead

6. Morena Sierra–Skeggs Point, 6 sights 2.5 mi away

   Leave by 7:52 PM

   1. Leave trailhead7:52 PM
   2. Sunset8:15 PM
   3. Head back8:30 PM
   4. At your car8:36 PM
   5. Dark8:44 PM

   Back at your car by 8:36 PM — 8 min before dark.

   0.1 mi to the viewpoint · 10 min of walking

7. Methuselah & Sierra Morena Trail 2.6 mi away

   Be there by 7:55 PM

   1. Be there7:55 PM
   2. Sunset8:15 PM
   3. Dark8:44 PM

   Your car is right there — dark at 8:44 PM.

   The viewpoint is right at the trailhead

8. Resolution Trail 2.9 mi away

   Leave by 7:20 PM

   1. Leave trailhead7:20 PM
   2. Sunset8:15 PM
   3. Head back8:30 PM
   4. At your car9:00 PM
   5. Dark8:44 PM

   Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

   1.1 mi to the viewpoint · 300 ft climb · 65 min of walkingTrailhead visible from the viewpoint

9. Chris Macintosh Trail & Harkins Ridge Trail 3 mi away

   Leave by 7:52 PM

   1. Leave trailhead7:52 PM
   2. Sunset8:16 PM
   3. Head back8:31 PM
   4. At your car8:33 PM
   5. Dark8:44 PM

   Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 11 min before dark.

   0.1 mi to the viewpoint · 6 min of walkingTrailhead visible from the viewpoint

10. Blue Blossom Trail–Lawrence Creek Trail, 4 sights 3 mi away

    Leave by 7:28 PM

    1. Leave trailhead7:28 PM
    2. Sunset8:15 PM
    3. Head back8:30 PM
    4. At your car9:02 PM
    5. Dark8:44 PM

    Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

    1.0 mi to the viewpoint · 60 ft climb · 59 min of walkingCar visible from the viewpoint

11. Oljon Trail–Sierra Morena Trail, 3 sights 3 mi away

    Leave by 7:33 PM

    1. Leave trailhead7:33 PM
    2. Sunset8:15 PM
    3. Head back8:30 PM
    4. At your car8:57 PM
    5. Dark8:44 PM

    Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

    0.9 mi to the viewpoint · 70 ft climb · 50 min of walking

12. Chris Macintosh Trail & Whittemore Gulch Trail 3.1 mi away

    Be there by 7:56 PM

    1. Be there7:56 PM
    2. Sunset8:16 PM
    3. Dark8:44 PM

    Your car is right there — dark at 8:44 PM.

    The viewpoint is right at the trailhead

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