Sycamore Grove Park

Cattail Pond Viewpoint–Cattail Pond, 11 sights

4 mi · ▲ 344 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Cattail Pond Viewpoint–Cattail Pond, 11 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Sycamore Grove Park near Livermore, CA. The route passes Winery Pond, Crabapple Pond and Cattail Pond before reaching Cattail Pond Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 344 ft. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi482 – 853 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dry Creek Trail 37.63733, -121.76430
Nearest town Livermore, CA

Directions

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Cattail Pond Viewpoint–Cattail Pond, 11 sights

4 mi · ▲ 344 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 483–852 ft

Out & Back · Sycamore Grove Park

Trailhead: Dry Creek Trail · 37.63733, -121.76430

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:14 PM

  1. Start on Dry Creek Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right onto Sycamore Trail, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Creek Trail, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Kingfisher Crossing, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Winery Loop, heading W.
  6. 50 ftPass Winery Pond.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wagon Road Trail, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftPass Crabapple Pond.
  9. 0.5 miPass Cattail Pond.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Cattail Pond Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miReach Cattail Pond Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left onto Wagon Road Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Winery Loop, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Kingfisher Crossing, heading SE.
  15. 0.4 miBear right onto Creek Trail, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Sycamore Trail, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftSharp left onto Dry Creek Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

26% dirt74% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:14 AMSunset 8:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:54 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:14 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:42 PM.

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