Las Trampas Regional Wilderness
Chamise Trail–Danville Fire Trail, 5 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 1,486 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Chamise Trail–Danville Fire Trail, 5 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Las Trampas Regional Wilderness near Alamo, CA. It climbs 1,486 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Chamise Trail–Danville Fire Trail, 5 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 1,486 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Elevation 1,079–1,732 ft
Out & Back · Las Trampas Regional Wilderness
Trailhead: Bollinger Creek Loop Trail · 37.81672, -122.04984
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 95°F / low 70° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bollinger Creek Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Chamise Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Mahogany Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Trapline Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Las Trampas Ridge / Calaveras Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 1.9 miBear right onto Danville Fire Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftReach Chamise Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Las Trampas Ridge / Calaveras Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Trapline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mahogany Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Chamise Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Bollinger Creek Loop Trail, 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 1.5 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 4.4 mi · out & back · via Las Trampas Ridge / Calaveras Ridge Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Las Trampas Ridge / Calaveras Ridge Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Las Trampas Ridge / Calaveras Ridge Trail
- 8 mi · out & back · via Las Trampas Ridge / Calaveras Ridge Trail
- 7.6 mi · out & back · via Las Trampas Ridge / Calaveras Ridge Trail
- 4.8 mi · out & back · via Las Trampas Ridge / Calaveras Ridge Trail
More from Bollinger Creek Loop Trail Trailhead
- Bollinger Creek Loop Trail 2 mi · ▲ 333 ft
- Eagle Peak–Vail Peak, 4 summits 2.7 mi · ▲ 849 ft
- Vail Peak–Bollinger Creek Loop Trail Loop, 3 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 754 ft
- Bollinger Creek Loop Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 447 ft
- Chamise Trail–Mahogany Trail, 4 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,627 ft
- Las Trampas Peak & Bollinger Creek Loop Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 914 ft
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