Jabba the Hut Rock–The Shade Tree, 7 sights is a 13-mile out-and-back in Round Valley Regional Preserve near Brentwood, CA. The route passes Treebeard, The Shade Tree, Frog Pond and Marsh Creek Headwaters Spring before reaching Jabba the Hut Rock at the turnaround, 6.5 miles in. It climbs 1,990 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Jabba the Hut Rock–The Shade Tree, 7 sights
13 mi · ▲ 1,990 ft · 5 hr 20 min
Elevation 229–2,065 ft
Out & Back · Round Valley Regional Preserve
Trailhead: 37.86816, -121.75029
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Miwok Trail, heading W.
- 5.3 miTurn right onto Blue Oak Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Hummingbird Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Volvon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Treebeard.
- 0.2 miPass The Shade Tree.
- 50 ftBear right onto Condor Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Frog Pond.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftPass Marsh Creek Headwaters Spring.
- 350 ftReach Jabba the Hut Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Volvon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Hummingbird Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right onto Blue Oak Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Miwok Trail, heading NW.
- 5.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 400 ftArrive 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 5.4 mi in (~184 min). Leave by 4:10 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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