Convict Viewpoint–Convict Trail, 4 sights is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve near Claremont, CA. The route reaches Convict Viewpoint. It climbs 3,269 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi922 – 1,749 ft · steepest grade: 28%14.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.87240, -122.22408
Nearest town Claremont, CA
Directions
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Convict Viewpoint–Convict Trail, 4 sights
13.6 mi · ▲ 3,269 ft · 6 hr 10 min
Elevation 922–1,750 ft
Out & Back · Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve
Trailhead: 37.87240, -122.22408
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Upper Jordan Fire Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Convict Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miPass Convict Viewpoint.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading SE.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Round Top Loop Trail (Bay Area Ridge Trail), heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Round Top Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Skyline Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Lower Huckleberry Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miReach Convict Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Round Top Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Round Top Loop Trail (Bay Area Ridge Trail), heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Skyline Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 3.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Convict Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Upper Jordan Fire Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 200 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
75% dirt10% gravel3% paved12% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:51 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Spiral Knob–East West Viewpoint, 3 summits 1.3 mi · ▲ 414 ft
- Upper Jordan Fire Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 355 ft
- Tree Swing & East West Trail via Upper Jordan Fire Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 634 ft
- East West Trail–Lower Jordan Fire Trail, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 915 ft
- Convict Viewpoint–Convict Trail, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,165 ft
- Vollmer Peak–Seaview Viewpoint, 6 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,481 ft
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