Chaparral Peak–Quarry Road, 3 sights is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve near Montclair, CA. The route reaches Chaparral Peak at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 1,310 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi971 – 1,768 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Quarry Road 37.85610, -122.20624
Nearest town Montclair, CA
Directions
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Chaparral Peak–Quarry Road, 3 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 1,310 ft · 2 hr 57 min
Elevation 971–1,768 ft
Out & Back · Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve
Trailhead: Quarry Road · 37.85610, -122.20624
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Tunnel Road & Skyline Boulevard stop 686 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Quarry Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Quarry Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading SW.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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 E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Quarry Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Quarry Road, heading N.
- 0.3 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
70% dirt13% paved17% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Tunnel Road & Skyline Boulevard stop 686 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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