Las Trampas Regional Wilderness
Las Trampas Ridge / Calaveras Ridge Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 984 ft · 2 hr
Las Trampas Ridge / Calaveras Ridge Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Las Trampas Regional Wilderness near Danville, CA. It climbs 984 ft. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Las Trampas Ridge / Calaveras Ridge Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 984 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 1,013–1,732 ft
Out & Back · Las Trampas Regional Wilderness
Trailhead: 37.80770, -122.01263
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Danville Fire Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Las Trampas Ridge / Calaveras Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miReach Las Trampas Ridge / Calaveras Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miSharp left onto Danville Fire Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 5.7 mi · out & back · via Las Trampas Ridge / Calaveras Ridge Trail
- 4.4 mi · out & back · via Las Trampas Ridge / Calaveras Ridge Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Las Trampas Ridge / Calaveras Ridge Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Las Trampas Ridge / Calaveras Ridge Trail
- 8 mi · out & back · via Las Trampas Ridge / Calaveras Ridge Trail
- 7.6 mi · out & back · via Las Trampas Ridge / Calaveras Ridge Trail
More from this trailhead
- Danville Fire Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 565 ft
- Heritage Pear Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 688 ft
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