Big Valley Trail–Chorus Frog Trail, 7 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Crockett Hills Regional Park near Valona, CA. It climbs 1,544 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi138 – 784 ft · steepest grade: 21%7.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Crockett Ranch Trail 38.04659, -122.22144
Nearest town Valona, CA
Directions
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Big Valley Trail–Chorus Frog Trail, 7 sights
6.7 mi · ▲ 1,544 ft · 3 hr
Elevation 136–784 ft
Out & Back · Crockett Hills Regional Park
Trailhead: Crockett Ranch Trail · 38.04659, -122.22144
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: John Swett High School stop 655 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Crockett Ranch Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Soaring Eagle Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Sky Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Soaring Eagle Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sky Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Soaring Eagle Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sky Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Big Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Warep Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Back Ranch Loop, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Tree Frog Loop, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Chorus Frog Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Crockett Ranch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Tree Frog Loop, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Back Ranch Loop, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Warep Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Big Valley Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Sky Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Soaring Eagle Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sky Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Soaring Eagle Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sky Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Soaring Eagle Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Crockett Ranch Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 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
99% dirt1% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM — 0 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: John Swett High School stop 655 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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