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Park |
Santa Cruz Mtns Loop |
Grade |
Miles |
Total |
To Go |
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0.0 |
0.0 |
36.0 |
1 |
Castle Rock SP |
Head north on Skyline Trail to
Saratoga Gap Vista Point (parking lot) |
↔ |
3.1 |
3.1 |
32.9 |
2 |
Saratoga Gap OSP |
Cross Hwy 9, continue
north on Saratoga Gap Trail (aka Ridge Trail) |
↔ |
1.7 |
4.8 |
31.2 |
3 |
Long Ridge OSP |
At the intersection
with Charcoal Road, go straight across |
↔ |
0.3 |
5.1 |
30.9 |
4 |
Long Ridge OSP |
Cross Skyline Blvd,
enter gate LR01, take Hickory Oaks Trail |
↓ |
1.6 |
6.7 |
29.3 |
5 |
Portola Redwoods SP |
Go through gate LR08,
take Ward Road |
↓ |
0.9 |
7.6 |
28.4 |
6 |
Portola Redwoods SP |
Bear right onto Slate
Creek Trail |
↓ |
0.8 |
8.4 |
27.6 |
7 |
Portola Redwoods SP |
Bear right again onto
Slate Creek Trail towards the trail camp |
↓ |
0.8 |
9.2 |
26.8 |
8 |
Portola Redwoods SP |
Cross Slate Creek,
and head up towards the trail camp |
↑ |
0.9 |
10.1 |
25.9 |
9 |
Portola Redwoods SP |
From the trail camp,
go left towards Summit Trail |
↔ |
1.2 |
11.3 |
24.7 |
10 |
Portola Redwoods SP |
From the summit, go
left on Summit Trail towards Park HQ |
↔ |
0.9 |
12.2 |
23.8 |
11 |
Portola Redwoods SP |
About 1/2 mile before
Park HQ, go left on the service road |
↔ |
0.2 |
12.4 |
23.6 |
12 |
Portola Redwoods SP |
Take the service road
past Iverson's Cabin up to Old Haul Road |
↔ |
0.2 |
12.6 |
23.4 |
13 |
Pescadero Creek CP |
Cross the Old Haul
Road and take the Portola Trail |
↑ |
1.4 |
14.0 |
22.0 |
14 |
Pescadero Creek CP |
Continue up the hill
on the Butano Ridge Trail |
↑ |
1.7 |
15.7 |
20.3 |
15 |
Pescadero Creek CP |
Take a left towards
Big Basin, and enjoy the scenic overlook |
↔ |
0.6 |
16.3 |
19.7 |
16 |
Pescadero Creek CP |
Continue on past the
overlook |
↔ |
0.2 |
16.5 |
19.5 |
17 |
Private land (hiking OK) |
Go left on the Basin
Trail Easement |
↔ |
0.5 |
17.0 |
19.0 |
18 |
Private land (hiking OK) |
Cross the road and
pick up the easement trail on the other side |
↑ |
1.0 |
18.0 |
18.0 |
19 |
Big Basin SP |
Cross China Grade
Road into Big Basin SP |
↓ |
0.1 |
18.1 |
17.9 |
20 |
Big Basin SP |
Go left on Basin
Trail |
↔ |
3.1 |
21.2 |
14.8 |
21 |
Big Basin SP |
Left on
Skyline-to-the-Sea back to China Grade Road |
↔ |
0.1 |
21.3 |
14.7 |
22 |
Big Basin SP |
Cross the road, take
Skyline-to-the-Sea down to Hwy 236 |
↓ |
0.5 |
21.8 |
14.2 |
23 |
Big Basin SP |
Cross Hwy 236, and
continue on Skyline-to-the-Sea |
↔ |
0.9 |
22.7 |
13.3 |
24 |
Big Basin SP |
Continue up
Skyline-to-the-Sea towards Waterman Gap (Hwy 9 & 236) |
↑ |
3.9 |
26.6 |
9.4 |
25 |
Castle Rock SP |
Continue
up Skyline-to-the-Sea past Waterman Gap Trail Camp |
↑ |
2.6 |
29.2 |
6.8 |
26 |
Castle Rock SP |
Right
on Beekhius Road |
↓ |
0.4 |
29.6 |
6.4 |
27 |
Castle Rock SP |
Left
on Saratoga Toll Road |
↔ |
1.0 |
30.6 |
5.4 |
28 |
Castle Rock SP |
Right
on Travertine Springs Trail towards Castle Rock Trail Camp |
↔ |
2.1 |
32.7 |
3.3 |
29 |
Castle Rock SP |
Continue
on the fire road to Castle Rock Trail Camp |
↑ |
0.7 |
33.4 |
2.6 |
30 |
Castle Rock SP |
Back
to trailhead via Saratoga Gap Trail |
↑ |
2.6 |
36.0 |
0.0 |
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Disclaimer:
All mileages are approximate; all grades are "best guess" --
total elevation is ~6000 feet |
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