Sycamore Grove Park

Cattail Pond Viewpoint–The Hobbit Tree, 6 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 439 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Cattail Pond Viewpoint–The Hobbit Tree, 6 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Sycamore Grove Park near Livermore, CA. The route passes The Hobbit Tree, Crabapple Pond and Cattail Pond before reaching Cattail Pond Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 439 ft. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi463 – 853 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: South Livermore Trail 37.64527, -121.76822
Nearest town Livermore, CA

Directions

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Cattail Pond Viewpoint–The Hobbit Tree, 6 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 439 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 462–852 ft

Out & Back · Sycamore Grove Park

Trailhead: South Livermore Trail · 37.64527, -121.76822

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

  1. Start on South Livermore Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 200 ftBear left onto Sycamore Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miPass The Hobbit Tree.
  6. 50 ftSharp left onto Arroyo del Valle Regional Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Olivina Trail, heading S.
  8. 100 ftTurn left onto Winery Loop, heading SE.
  9. 100 ftTurn right onto Walnut Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miPass Crabapple Pond.
  11. 150 ftBear right onto Wagon Road Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miPass Cattail Pond.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cattail Pond Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miReach Cattail Pond Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left onto Wagon Road Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.6 miBear left onto Walnut Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto Winery Loop, heading NW.
  18. 100 ftTurn right onto Olivina Trail, heading NW.
  19. 100 ftTurn left onto Arroyo del Valle Regional Trail, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sycamore Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  23. 200 ftTurn right onto South Livermore Trail, heading N.
  24. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

19% dirt81% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:14 AMSunset 8:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:51 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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