Las Trampas Regional Wilderness

Chamise Trail via Bollinger Creek Loop Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 551 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Chamise Trail via Bollinger Creek Loop Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Las Trampas Regional Wilderness near Alamo, CA. It climbs 551 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi984 – 1,243 ft · steepest grade: 24%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Elderberry Trail 37.81211, -122.04376
Nearest town Alamo, CA

Directions

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Chamise Trail via Bollinger Creek Loop Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 551 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 984–1,245 ft

Out & Back · Las Trampas Regional Wilderness

Trailhead: Elderberry Trail · 37.81211, -122.04376

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 66° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Elderberry Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miBear right onto Bollinger Creek Loop Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.2 miSharp left onto Chamise Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miReach Chamise Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right onto Bollinger Creek Loop Trail, heading S.
  6. 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 350 ftBear left onto Elderberry Trail, heading SE.
  8. 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

72% dirt27% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F66°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity34%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:15 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Wed 85°58°
Thu 94°56°
Fri 98°60°
Sat 96°58°
Sun 90°56°
Mon 87°53°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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