De La Veaga Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 1,495 ft · 2 hr 33 min
De La Veaga Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Siesta Valley near Orinda Village, CA. It climbs 1,495 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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De La Veaga Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 1,495 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 681–1,750 ft
Out & Back · Siesta Valley
Trailhead: 37.87728, -122.22305
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Redwood Valley Railway stop 365 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right onto De La Veaga Trail, heading E.
- 2.4 miReach De La Veaga Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.4 miSharp left onto Skyline Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:45 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Redwood Valley Railway stop 365 m from the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Skyline Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 1,328 ft
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