Boccardo Peak & Sierra Road Vista Point via Boccardo Loop Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve near East Foothills, CA. The route passes Sierra Road Vista Point and Boccardo Peak. It climbs 1,092 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,017 – 2,031 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.40915, -121.80168
Nearest town East Foothills, CA
Directions
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Boccardo Peak & Sierra Road Vista Point via Boccardo Loop Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 1,092 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 1,017–2,032 ft
Out & Back · Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: 37.40915, -121.80168
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Sierra Road Vista Point.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Boccardo Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Boccardo Spur Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Boccardo Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Boccardo Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 2.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
88% dirt12% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:51 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Sierra Road Vista Point & Todd L. Quick Trail via Boccardo Loop Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,298 ft
- Sierra Road Vista Point–North Rim Trail, 3 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,383 ft
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