Garin Woods Trail–Vista Peak Loop Trail, 3 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Garin Regional Park near Sorenson, CA. It climbs 976 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi394 – 938 ft6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.65114, -122.05029
Nearest town Sorenson, CA
Directions
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Garin Woods Trail–Vista Peak Loop Trail, 3 sights
5.9 mi · ▲ 976 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Elevation 393–939 ft
Out & Back · Garin Regional Park
Trailhead: 37.65114, -122.05029
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Transit-accessible: CSU East Bay Recreation and Wellness stop 433 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Ziele Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1 miSharp left onto Vista Peak Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Ziele Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Garin Woods Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Ziele Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 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
69% dirt10% gravel21% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: CSU East Bay Recreation and Wellness stop 433 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Ziele Creek Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 480 ft
- Bailey Ranch Trail & Vista Peak Loop Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 1,101 ft
- Vista Peak Loop Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 541 ft
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