Deer Canyon Trail & Diamond View Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 383 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Deer Canyon Trail & Diamond View Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Five Canyons Open Space near Fairview, CA. It climbs 383 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Deer Canyon Trail & Diamond View Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 383 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 361–770 ft
Out & Back · Five Canyons Open Space
Trailhead: Diamond View Trail · 37.67805, -122.03150
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Diamond View Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sandstone Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Deer Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach Diamond View Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Sandstone Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Diamond View Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:44 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Diamond View Trail Trailhead
- Shady Canyon Viewpoint–Deer Canyon Trail, 4 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 746 ft
- Chabot to Garin Regional Trail–Deer Canyon Trail, 4 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 1,073 ft
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