Elderberry Trail–Ramage Peak Trail, 3 sights is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Las Trampas Regional Wilderness near Alamo, CA. It climbs 2,064 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi984 – 1,969 ft · steepest grade: 24%8.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Elderberry Trail 37.81211, -122.04376
Nearest town Alamo, CA
Directions
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Elderberry Trail–Ramage Peak Trail, 3 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 2,064 ft · 3 hr 40 min
Elevation 984–1,967 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
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Elderberry Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Gru's Complaint, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Elderberry Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Ridge View Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Rocky Ridge Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ramage Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Elderberry Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rocky Ridge Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Ridge View Trail, heading NE.
- 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 NW.
- 1 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
96% dirt4% gravel
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 2.1 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:22 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
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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