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Las Trampas Regional Wilderness

Chamise Trail–Elderberry Trail, 7 sights

14.1 mi · ▲ 3,211 ft · 6 hr 18 min

Chamise Trail–Elderberry Trail, 7 sights is a 14.1-mile out-and-back in Las Trampas Regional Wilderness near Danville, CA. It climbs 3,211 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,034 – 1,972 ft · steepest grade: 25%14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.80627, -122.03166
Nearest town Danville, CA
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Chamise Trail–Elderberry Trail, 7 sights

14.1 mi · ▲ 3,211 ft · 6 hr 18 min

Elevation 1,034–1,970 ft

Out & Back · Las Trampas Regional Wilderness

Trailhead: 37.80627, -122.03166

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Las Trampas Ridge / Calaveras Ridge Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left onto Trapline Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mahogany Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear right onto Chamise Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right onto Bollinger Creek Loop Trail, heading NW.
  7. 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 350 ftBear left onto Elderberry Trail, heading SE.
  9. 1.3 miTurn right onto Gru's Complaint, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Elderberry Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miSharp right onto Ridge View Trail, heading S.
  12. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Rocky Ridge View Trail (East Bay Regional Park District), heading NW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rocky Ridge Loop Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rocky Ridge View Trail (East Bay Regional Park District), heading N.
  15. 500 ftContinue straight onto Rocky Ridge Loop Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Rocky Ridge View Trail (East Bay Regional Park District), heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miReach Las Trampas Ridge / Calaveras Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Rocky Ridge Loop Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rocky Ridge View Trail (East Bay Regional Park District), heading SE.
  22. 500 ftContinue straight onto Rocky Ridge Loop Trail, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rocky Ridge View Trail (East Bay Regional Park District), heading SE.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge View Trail, heading SE.
  25. 1.1 miSharp left onto Elderberry Trail, heading S.
  26. 0.5 miTurn left onto Gru's Complaint, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left onto Elderberry Trail, heading NW.
  28. 1.2 miBear right onto Bollinger Creek Loop Trail, heading NE.
  29. 1.2 miSharp left onto Chamise Trail, heading SE.
  30. 0.1 miBear left onto Mahogany Trail, heading SE.
  31. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Trapline Trail, heading SE.
  32. 0.4 miTurn right onto Las Trampas Ridge / Calaveras Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  33. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  34. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bollinger-creek-loop-trail-chamise-trail-out-back-8-sights-23-km

Trail surface

74% dirt5% gravel21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.6 mi in (~181 min). Leave by 4:54 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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