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Pinole Valley Watershed

Inspiration Point & Upper Big Springs Canyon Trail via Seaview Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 1,241 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Inspiration Point & Upper Big Springs Canyon Trail via Seaview Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Pinole Valley Watershed near Cragmont, CA. The route reaches Inspiration Point. It climbs 1,241 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,027 – 1,513 ft · steepest grade: 29%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.90495, -122.24411
Nearest town Cragmont, CA
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Inspiration Point & Upper Big Springs Canyon Trail via Seaview Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 1,241 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 1,026–1,514 ft

Out & Back · Pinole Valley Watershed

Trailhead: 37.90495, -122.24411

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Inspiration Point.
  3. 0.8 miSharp right, heading SE.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Seaview Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.7 miReach Inspiration Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
  10. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/inspiration-point-out-back-7-km-d99f

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 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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