Cuesta Trail–Ridge View Trail Loop, 3 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 494 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Cuesta Trail–Ridge View Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 2.6-mile loop in Las Trampas Regional Wilderness near Alamo, CA. It climbs 494 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,555 – 1,972 ft · steepest grade: 23%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rocky Ridge View Trail (East Bay Regional Park District) 37.81705, -122.06122

Nearest town Alamo, CA

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Cuesta Trail–Ridge View Trail Loop, 3 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 494 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 1,557–1,970 ft

Loop · Las Trampas Regional Wilderness

Trailhead: Rocky Ridge View Trail (East Bay Regional Park District) · 37.81705, -122.06122

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

No dogs on part of this route

Start on Rocky Ridge View Trail (East Bay Regional Park District), heading S.
0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
50 ftTurn left onto Rocky Ridge Loop Trail, heading SE.
0.2 miContinue straight onto Rocky Ridge View Trail (East Bay Regional Park District), heading SE.
500 ftContinue straight onto Rocky Ridge Loop Trail, heading S.
0.1 miContinue straight onto Rocky Ridge View Trail (East Bay Regional Park District), heading SE.
50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge View Trail, heading SE.
0.4 miSharp left onto Cuesta Trail, heading SE.
1.4 miSharp left, heading N.
0.2 miSharp right onto Rocky Ridge View Trail (East Bay Regional Park District), heading W.
50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

6:15 AM8:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:43 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM — 7 min before dark.

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