Eagle Peak–Vail Peak, 4 summits is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Las Trampas Regional Wilderness near Alamo, CA. The route passes Vail Peak before reaching Eagle Peak at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 849 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,079 – 1,785 ft · steepest grade: 24%2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bollinger Creek Loop Trail 37.81672, -122.04984
Nearest town Alamo, CA
Directions
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Eagle Peak–Vail Peak, 4 summits
2.7 mi · ▲ 849 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 1,079–1,787 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.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Las Trampas Ridge & Calaveras Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Vail Peak.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Corduroy Hills Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftReach Eagle Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Las Trampas Ridge & Calaveras Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Chamise Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Bollinger Creek Loop Trail, heading N.
- 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 surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 95°F70°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 6:15 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue
86°65°
Wed
84°58°
Thu
93°55°
Fri
97°59°
Sat
95°57°
Sun
90°55°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 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
More from Bollinger Creek Loop Trail Trailhead
- Bollinger Creek Loop Trail 2 mi · ▲ 333 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
- Eagle Peak–Vail Peak Loop, 5 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 1,815 ft
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