Garin Regional Park Restricted Area
Gossip Rock–Gossip Rock Trail, 3 sights
5.9 mi · ▲ 576 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Gossip Rock–Gossip Rock Trail, 3 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Garin Regional Park Restricted Area near Union City, CA. The route reaches Gossip Rock at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 576 ft. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Gossip Rock–Gossip Rock Trail, 3 sights
5.9 mi · ▲ 576 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 1,004–1,477 ft
Out & Back · Garin Regional Park Restricted Area
Trailhead: 37.63912, -121.98938
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Whipsnake Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto High Ridge Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Gossip Rock Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Gossip Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto High Ridge Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Whipsnake Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:43 PM.
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