Cerro Este Overlook–Cave Rocks Road, 3 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Sunol Regional Wilderness near Scotts Corner, CA. The route reaches Cerro Este Overlook at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 903 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi830 – 1,745 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: High Valley Road 37.53169, -121.83002
Nearest town Scotts Corner, CA
Directions
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Cerro Este Overlook–Cave Rocks Road, 3 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 903 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 832–1,746 ft
Out & Back · Sunol Regional Wilderness
Trailhead: High Valley Road · 37.53169, -121.83002
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on High Valley Road, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Cave Rocks Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Eagle View Road, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Cave Rocks Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach Cerro Este Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Eagle View Road, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cave Rocks Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto High Valley Road, heading W.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
63% dirt37% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:14 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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