Jordan Pond–High Ridge Loop Trail, 4 sights is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Garin Regional Park Restricted Area near Union City, CA. The route reaches Jordan Pond at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 1,113 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi338 – 1,476 ft · steepest grade: 30%7.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.63912, -121.98938
Nearest town Union City, CA
Directions
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Jordan Pond–High Ridge Loop Trail, 4 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 1,113 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Elevation 337–1,477 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 miBear right onto High Ridge Loop Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Newt Pond Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto High Ridge Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 400 ftReach Jordan Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Newt Pond Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto High Ridge Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Whipsnake Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 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.
Trail surface
2% gravel98% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:54 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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