Eagle Peak–Vail Peak, 9 sights is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Las Trampas Regional Wilderness near Alamo, CA. The route passes Vail Peak and Eagle Peak. It climbs 2,424 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi614 – 1,785 ft · steepest grade: 28%8.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Elderberry Trail 37.81211, -122.04376
Nearest town Alamo, CA
Directions
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Eagle Peak–Vail Peak, 9 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 2,424 ft · 3 hr 51 min
Elevation 614–1,787 ft
Out & Back · Las Trampas Regional Wilderness
Trailhead: Elderberry Trail · 37.81211, -122.04376
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 66° · precip 0% · wind 10 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 Elderberry Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Bollinger Creek Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Las Trampas Ridge & Calaveras Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Vail Peak.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Corduroy Hills Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftReach Eagle Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Heartbreak Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Madrone Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Virgil Williams Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Del Amigo Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Sulphur Springs Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Trapline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mahogany Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Chamise Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Bollinger Creek Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left onto Elderberry Trail, heading SE.
- 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.
Trail surface
91% dirt7% gravel2% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 86°F66°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity34%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:15 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Wed
85°58°
Thu
94°56°
Fri
98°60°
Sat
96°58°
Sun
90°56°
Mon
87°53°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 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 Elderberry Trail Trailhead
- Bollinger Creek Loop Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 443 ft
- Chamise Trail via Bollinger Creek Loop Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 551 ft
- Elderberry Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 958 ft
- Eagle Peak–Vail Peak, 3 summits 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,115 ft
- Vail Peak–Chamise Trail, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,650 ft
- Las Trampas Peak & Bollinger Creek Loop Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,075 ft
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