Tilden Regional Park

Briones Valley Viewpoint–Arroyo Trail, 3 sights

1.4 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 42 min

Briones Valley Viewpoint–Arroyo Trail, 3 sights is a 1.4-mile out-and-back in Tilden Regional Park near La Loma Park, CA. The route reaches Briones Valley Viewpoint at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It climbs 452 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,106 – 1,463 ft · steepest grade: 21%1.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.88768, -122.23300
Nearest town La Loma Park, CA

Directions

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Briones Valley Viewpoint–Arroyo Trail, 3 sights

1.4 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 42 min

Elevation 1,106–1,462 ft

Out & Back · Tilden Regional Park

Trailhead: 37.88768, -122.23300

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Vollmer Peak Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miReach Briones Valley Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 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

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:45 PM.

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Good to know

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

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