Las Trampas Regional Wilderness
Las Trampas Peak & Bollinger Creek Loop Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,075 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Las Trampas Peak & Bollinger Creek Loop Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Las Trampas Regional Wilderness near Alamo, CA. The route reaches Las Trampas Peak at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,075 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Las Trampas Peak & Bollinger Creek Loop Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,075 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 984–1,821 ft
Out & Back · Las Trampas Regional Wilderness
Trailhead: Elderberry Trail · 37.81211, -122.04376
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 67°F / low 53° · precip 2% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Elderberry Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Bollinger Creek Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Las Trampas Ridge & Calaveras Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Las Trampas Peak View Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftReach Las Trampas Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Las Trampas Ridge & Calaveras Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Bollinger Creek Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left onto Elderberry Trail, heading SE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Elderberry Trail Trailhead
- Bollinger Creek Loop Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 443 ft
- Elderberry Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 958 ft
- Elderberry Trail–Ramage Peak Trail, 3 sights 7.9 mi · ▲ 2,064 ft
- Bollinger Creek Loop Trail–Las Trampas Ridge & Calaveras Ridge Trail, 3 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,784 ft
- Chamise Trail–Del Amigo Trail, 5 sights 7.3 mi · ▲ 2,369 ft
- Chamise Trail via Bollinger Creek Loop Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 551 ft
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