Round Top via Skyline Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve near Orinda Village, CA. The route reaches Round Top at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 1,543 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi971 – 1,749 ft · steepest grade: 16%8.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.87935, -122.22583
Nearest town Orinda Village, CA
Directions
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Round Top via Skyline Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,543 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Elevation 971–1,750 ft
Out & Back · Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve
Trailhead: 37.87935, -122.22583
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Redwood Valley Railway stop 276 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Round Top Loop Trail (Bay Area Ridge Trail), heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Round Top, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Skyline Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 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
76% dirt14% paved10% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:54 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Redwood Valley Railway stop 276 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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