Convict Viewpoint & Golf Course Trail via Grizzly Peak Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Tilden Regional Park near La Loma Park, CA. The route reaches Convict Viewpoint. It climbs 402 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,191 – 1,624 ft2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tower Trail 37.88167, -122.23177
Nearest town La Loma Park, CA
Directions
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Convict Viewpoint & Golf Course Trail via Grizzly Peak Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 402 ft · 50 min
Elevation 1,191–1,624 ft
Out & Back · Tilden Regional Park
Trailhead: Tower Trail · 37.88167, -122.23177
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Redwood Valley Railway stop 774 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tower Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Convict Viewpoint.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Grizzly Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Redwood Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Golf Course Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Convict Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Redwood Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear left onto Grizzly Peak Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Tower Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 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
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:52 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Redwood Valley Railway stop 774 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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