Bailey Ranch Trail & Vista Peak Loop Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 1,101 ft · 2 hr 23 min
Bailey Ranch Trail & Vista Peak Loop Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Garin Regional Park near Sorenson, CA. It climbs 1,101 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bailey Ranch Trail & Vista Peak Loop Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 1,101 ft · 2 hr 23 min
Elevation 417–1,101 ft
Out & Back · Garin Regional Park
Trailhead: 37.65114, -122.05029
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Transit-accessible: CSU East Bay Recreation and Wellness stop 433 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Ziele Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1 miSharp left onto Vista Peak Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Bailey Ranch Trail, heading E.
- 1 miReach Vista Peak Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right onto Vista Peak Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Ziele Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:48 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: CSU East Bay Recreation and Wellness stop 433 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Ziele Creek Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 480 ft
- Vista Peak Loop Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 541 ft
- Garin Woods Trail–Vista Peak Loop Trail, 3 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 976 ft
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