Briones Valley Viewpoint–Seaview Viewpoint, 8 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Tilden Regional Park near Cragmont, CA. The route passes Lake Anza, Lake Anza Beach, Seaview Viewpoint and Briones Valley Viewpoint. It climbs 1,763 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi679 – 1,631 ft · steepest grade: 17%7.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Selby Trail 37.89582, -122.25248
Nearest town Cragmont, CA · Official trailhead info (ebparks.org)
Directions
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Briones Valley Viewpoint–Seaview Viewpoint, 8 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 1,763 ft · 3 hr 5 min
Elevation 680–1,630 ft
Out & Back · Tilden Regional Park
Trailhead: Selby Trail · 37.89582, -122.25248
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Central Park Drive & Wildcat Canyon Road stop 295 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Lake Anza.
- 50 ftPass Lake Anza Beach.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Lake Anza Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Wildcat Gorge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Curran Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Seaview Viewpoint.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Seaview Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass Briones Valley Viewpoint.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Arroyo Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miReach Briones Valley Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Seaview Trail, heading E.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto Curran Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Lake Anza Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
88% dirt12% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Central Park Drive & Wildcat Canyon Road stop 295 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Selby Trail Trailhead
- Lake Anza–Lake Anza Beach, 5 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 512 ft
- Seaview Viewpoint–Lake Anza, 5 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,085 ft
- Lake Anza–Lake Anza Beach, 8 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 679 ft
- Wildcat Peak–Rotary Peace Grove Overlook, 10 sights 6 mi · ▲ 1,217 ft
- Seaview Viewpoint–Lake Anza, 6 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,634 ft
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