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Tilden Regional Park

Briones Valley Viewpoint–Seaview Viewpoint, 5 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 948 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Briones Valley Viewpoint–Seaview Viewpoint, 5 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Tilden Regional Park near Orinda Village, CA. The route passes Briones Valley Viewpoint before reaching Seaview Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 948 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,106 – 1,631 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Vollmer Peak Trail 37.88292, -122.22668
Nearest town Orinda Village, CA
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Briones Valley Viewpoint–Seaview Viewpoint, 5 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 948 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 1,106–1,630 ft

Out & Back · Tilden Regional Park

Trailhead: Vollmer Peak Trail · 37.88292, -122.22668

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

Transit-accessible: Redwood Valley Railway stop 410 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Vollmer Peak Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lupine Trail, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Vollmer Peak Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.7 miPass Briones Valley Viewpoint.
  5. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Upper Big Springs Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miPass Seaview Viewpoint.
  8. 150 ftReach Briones Valley Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Seaview Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miSharp right onto Arroyo Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Lupine Trail, heading W.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Vollmer Peak Trail, heading W.
  13. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/briones-valley-viewpoint-seaview-viewpoint-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

51% dirt49% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 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 7:56 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

  • Transit-accessible: Redwood Valley Railway stop 410 m from the trailhead

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