Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve Viewpoint–Quarry Road, 4 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve near Montclair, CA. The route reaches Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 1,728 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi922 – 1,618 ft · steepest grade: 31%6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Quarry Road 37.85610, -122.20624
Nearest town Montclair, CA
Directions
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Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve Viewpoint–Quarry Road, 4 sights
5.9 mi · ▲ 1,728 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Elevation 922–1,616 ft
Out & Back · Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve
Trailhead: Quarry Road · 37.85610, -122.20624
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Tunnel Road & Skyline Boulevard stop 686 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Quarry Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Quarry Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Volcanic Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Round Top Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Skyline Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Lower Huckleberry Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Connector Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftReach Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Lower Huckleberry Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Round Top Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Volcanic Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Quarry Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Quarry Road, heading W.
- 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
85% dirt15% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Tunnel Road & Skyline Boulevard stop 686 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Quarry Road Trailhead
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- Volcanic Peak–Quarry Road, 5 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 635 ft
- Round Top–Quarry Road, 4 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 999 ft
- Lower Huckleberry Loop Trail–Quarry Road, 4 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,808 ft
- Chaparral Peak–Quarry Road, 3 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 1,310 ft
- Upper Huckleberry Viewpoint–Quarry Road, 5 sights 7 mi · ▲ 1,904 ft
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