Eagle Peak–Vail Peak, 3 summits is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Las Trampas Regional Wilderness near Alamo, CA. The route passes Vail Peak before reaching Eagle Peak at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 1,115 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi984 – 1,785 ft · steepest grade: 25%4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Elderberry Trail 37.81211, -122.04376
Nearest town Alamo, CA
Directions
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Eagle Peak–Vail Peak, 3 summits
4.2 mi · ▲ 1,115 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 984–1,787 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.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Las Trampas Ridge & Calaveras Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bollinger Creek Loop Trail, heading W.
- 1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Elderberry Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 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
70% dirt23% gravel7% 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 (~52 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 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
- 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
- Vail Peak–Las Trampas Peak Loop, 5 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,823 ft
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