Eagle Rock & Eagle Rock Viewpoint via Penitencia Creek Road
1.1 mi · ▲ 335 ft · 32 min
Eagle Rock & Eagle Rock Viewpoint via Penitencia Creek Road is a 1.1-mile out-and-back in Alum Rock Park near East Foothills, CA. The route passes Eagle Rock before reaching Eagle Rock Viewpoint at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It climbs 335 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Eagle Rock & Eagle Rock Viewpoint via Penitencia Creek Road
1.1 mi · ▲ 335 ft · 32 min
Elevation 422–777 ft
Out & Back · Alum Rock Park
Trailhead: Penitencia Creek Road · 37.39399, -121.81389
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Penitencia Creek Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Penitencia Creek Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Lariat Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftSharp right onto North Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Eagle Rock Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Eagle Rock Viewpoint.
- 50 ftReach Eagle Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto North Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Lariat Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Penitencia Creek Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Penitencia Creek Road, heading E.
- 150 ftArrive 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 0.5 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Penitencia Creek Road Trailhead
- Penitencia Creek Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 261 ft
- Eagle Rock–South Rim Viewpoint, 8 sights 6 mi · ▲ 1,130 ft
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