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Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve

Upper Huckleberry Viewpoint–De La Veaga Trail, 5 sights

12.6 mi · ▲ 2,775 ft · 5 hr 35 min

Upper Huckleberry Viewpoint–De La Veaga Trail, 5 sights is a 12.6-mile out-and-back in Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve near Orinda Village, CA. The route reaches Upper Huckleberry Viewpoint at the turnaround, 6.3 miles in. It climbs 2,775 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi922 – 1,828 ft · steepest grade: 27%13.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Vollmer Peak Trail 37.88214, -122.22310
Nearest town Orinda Village, CA
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Upper Huckleberry Viewpoint–De La Veaga Trail, 5 sights

12.6 mi · ▲ 2,775 ft · 5 hr 35 min

Elevation 922–1,827 ft

Out & Back · Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve

Trailhead: Vollmer Peak Trail · 37.88214, -122.22310

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

Transit-accessible: Redwood Valley Railway stop 175 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Vollmer Peak Trail, heading NW.
  2. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Seaview Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 300 ftContinue straight onto Seaview Drive, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto De La Veaga Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Round Top Loop Trail (Bay Area Ridge Trail), heading SE.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Round Top Loop Trail, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Skyline Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right onto Lower Huckleberry Loop Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.6 miBear right onto Connector Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.7 miReach Upper Huckleberry Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.7 miBear left onto Lower Huckleberry Loop Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.6 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.6 miBear left onto Round Top Loop Trail, heading W.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Round Top Loop Trail (Bay Area Ridge Trail), heading W.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Skyline Trail, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  21. 3.1 miTurn left onto De La Veaga Trail, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading NW.
  23. 0.4 miBear right onto Seaview Trail, heading E.
  24. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left onto Vollmer Peak Trail, heading N.
  26. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/huckleberry-botanic-regional-preserve-viewpoint-out-back-19-km-bc4d

Trail surface

77% dirt13% paved10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:45 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Redwood Valley Railway stop 175 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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