Flag Hill–Flag Hill Road, 7 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Sunol Regional Wilderness near Scotts Corner, CA. The route reaches Flag Hill. It climbs 1,023 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi394 – 1,362 ft · steepest grade: 25%4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.51089, -121.82812
Nearest town Scotts Corner, CA
Directions
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Flag Hill–Flag Hill Road, 7 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,023 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 392–1,361 ft
Out & Back · Sunol Regional Wilderness
Trailhead: 37.51089, -121.82812
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Ohlone Wilderness Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Flag Hill Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miPass Flag Hill.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Flag Hill Road, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto High Valley Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hayfield Road, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Shady Glen Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ohlone Wilderness Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 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
47% dirt2% gravel51% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:14 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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