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Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve

Skyline Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 1,114 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Skyline Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve near Orinda Village, CA. It climbs 1,114 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi971 – 1,604 ft · steepest grade: 15%6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Skyline Trail 37.87606, -122.22074
Nearest town Orinda Village, CA
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Skyline Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 1,114 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Elevation 971–1,603 ft

Out & Back · Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve

Trailhead: Skyline Trail · 37.87606, -122.22074

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

Transit-accessible: Redwood Valley Railway stop 541 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Skyline Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Round Top Loop Trail (Bay Area Ridge Trail), heading E.
  4. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Skyline Trail, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  7. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/chaparral-peak-round-top-out-back-12-km-2dda

Trail surface

93% dirt6% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:53 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Redwood Valley Railway stop 541 m from the trailhead

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