Eagle Rock & Eagle Rock Viewpoint via Penitencia Creek Trail
1.3 mi · ▲ 362 ft · 37 min
Eagle Rock & Eagle Rock Viewpoint via Penitencia Creek Trail is a 1.3-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, 0.7 miles in. It climbs 362 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Eagle Rock & Eagle Rock Viewpoint via Penitencia Creek Trail
1.3 mi · ▲ 362 ft · 37 min
Elevation 396–777 ft
Out & Back · Alum Rock Park
Trailhead: Penitencia Creek Trail · 37.39346, -121.81701
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 on Penitencia Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp 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.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Penitencia Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 0.6 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Penitencia Creek Trail Trailhead
- Penitencia Creek Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 289 ft
- Penitencia Creek Trail 3 mi · ▲ 402 ft
- Penitencia Creek Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 374 ft
- North Woodland Trail–Switchback Trail, 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 861 ft
- Lariat Trail–North Woodland Trail, 4 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 913 ft
- South Rim Viewpoint–North Woodland Trail, 5 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 961 ft
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