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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.

Elevation

0 mi1,079 – 1,732 ft · steepest grade: 30%5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bollinger Creek Loop Trail 37.81672, -122.04984
Nearest town Alamo, CA
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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 Sep 20: Overcast, high 67°F / low 53° · precip 2% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bollinger Creek Loop Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left onto Chamise Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miBear left onto Mahogany Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Trapline Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Las Trampas Ridge / Calaveras Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  6. 1.9 miBear right onto Danville Fire Trail, heading SE.
  7. 100 ftReach Chamise Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Las Trampas Ridge / Calaveras Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  10. 1.6 miTurn left onto Trapline Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mahogany Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miBear right onto Chamise Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miSharp right onto Bollinger Creek Loop Trail, heading W.
  14. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/eagle-peak-out-back-11-km-b53c

Trail surface

32% dirt68% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 67°F53°
Precip2%Wind12 mphUV5Humidity70%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:55 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:10 PM
Mon 62°53°
Tue 83°53°
Wed 91°54°
Thu 78°56°
Fri 82°54°
Sat 79°52°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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