Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park Restricted Area
Cook Canyon Trail & Sunol Ridge Trail
11.5 mi · ▲ 1,911 ft · 4 hr 47 min
Cook Canyon Trail & Sunol Ridge Trail is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park Restricted Area near Farwell, CA. It climbs 1,911 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Cook Canyon Trail & Sunol Ridge Trail
11.5 mi · ▲ 1,911 ft · 4 hr 47 min
Elevation 793–1,806 ft
Out & Back · Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park Restricted Area
Trailhead: 37.63656, -121.95386
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Sunol Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left onto Cowing Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miReach Sunol Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Sunol Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 3.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Sinbad Creek Trail–Sunol Ridge Trail, 3 sights 12.2 mi · ▲ 1,594 ft
- Tehan Falls–Cowing Trail, 3 sights 13.7 mi · ▲ 2,544 ft
- Shady Creek Trail–Sinbad Creek Trail, 3 sights 14.8 mi · ▲ 1,921 ft
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