Chaparral Peak–De La Veaga Trail, 3 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Tilden Regional Park near Orinda Village, CA. The route reaches Chaparral Peak at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 651 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,539 – 1,828 ft · steepest grade: 29%3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Vollmer Peak Trail 37.88214, -122.22310
Nearest town Orinda Village, CA
Directions
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Chaparral Peak–De La Veaga Trail, 3 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 651 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 1,539–1,827 ft
Out & Back · Tilden Regional Park
Trailhead: Vollmer Peak Trail · 37.88214, -122.22310
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Redwood Valley Railway stop 175 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Vollmer Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Seaview Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Seaview Drive, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto De La Veaga Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 200 ftReach Chaparral Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto De La Veaga Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Seaview Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Vollmer Peak Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
40% paved2% dirt58% 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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Redwood Valley Railway stop 175 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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