Chaparral Peak–Convict Viewpoint, 3 summits is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Ecological Study Area near La Loma Park, CA. The route passes Convict Viewpoint before reaching Chaparral Peak at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 683 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,204 – 1,768 ft · steepest grade: 24%3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Upper Jordan Fire Trail 37.88112, -122.24375
Nearest town La Loma Park, CA
Directions
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Chaparral Peak–Convict Viewpoint, 3 summits
3.4 mi · ▲ 683 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 1,204–1,768 ft
Out & Back · Ecological Study Area
Trailhead: Upper Jordan Fire Trail · 37.88112, -122.24375
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Space Sciences Lab/MSRI stop 62 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Upper Jordan Fire Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Convict Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miPass Convict Viewpoint.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Chaparral Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Upper Jordan Fire Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 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
50% gravel34% dirt16% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 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: Space Sciences Lab/MSRI stop 62 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Tree Swing–East West Trail, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 281 ft
- Lower Jordan Fire Trail & Upper Jordan Fire Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 659 ft
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