Cerro Este Overlook–Vista Grande Overlook, 5 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 571 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Cerro Este Overlook–Vista Grande Overlook, 5 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Sunol Regional Wilderness near Scotts Corner, CA. The route passes Vista Grande Overlook before reaching Cerro Este Overlook at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 571 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Cerro Este Overlook–Vista Grande Overlook, 5 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 571 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 1,481–1,746 ft
Out & Back · Sunol Regional Wilderness
Trailhead: Eagle View Road · 37.53219, -121.81019
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
- Start on Eagle View Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Eagle View Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Vista Grande Overlook.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Cave Rocks Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Cerro Este Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Eagle View Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Eagle View Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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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More from Eagle View Road Trailhead
- Vista Grande Overlook–Cave Rocks Road, 5 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 755 ft
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