Elderberry Trail–Ridge View Trail, 4 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Las Trampas Regional Wilderness near Alamo, CA. It climbs 1,625 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,034 – 2,024 ft · steepest grade: 21%9.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bollinger Creek Loop Trail 37.81672, -122.04984
Nearest town Alamo, CA
Directions
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Elderberry Trail–Ridge View Trail, 4 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 1,625 ft · 3 hr 59 min
Elevation 1,034–2,023 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
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bollinger Creek Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left onto Elderberry Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Gru's Complaint, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Elderberry Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Ridge View Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Rocky Ridge View Trail (East Bay Regional Park District), heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rocky Ridge Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rocky Ridge View Trail (East Bay Regional Park District), heading N.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Rocky Ridge Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Elderberry Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Rocky Ridge View Trail (East Bay Regional Park District), heading SE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Rocky Ridge Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rocky Ridge View Trail (East Bay Regional Park District), heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge View Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Elderberry Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Gru's Complaint, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Elderberry Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Bollinger Creek Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 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
93% dirt7% gravel
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 3.2 mi in (~104 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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