Las Trampas Regional Wilderness
Las Trampas to Briones Trail via Madrone Trail
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,621 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Las Trampas to Briones Trail via Madrone Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Las Trampas Regional Wilderness near Alamo, CA. It climbs 1,621 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Las Trampas to Briones Trail via Madrone Trail
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,621 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Elevation 387–1,188 ft
Out & Back · Las Trampas Regional Wilderness
Trailhead: 37.83207, -122.02600
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Transit-accessible: Danville Boulevard & Camille Avenue stop 757 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Madrone Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 2 miTurn right onto Las Trampas to Briones Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Las Trampas to Briones Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Madrone Trail, heading SE.
- 2.3 miBear 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~105 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Danville Boulevard & Camille Avenue stop 757 m from the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Madrone Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 808 ft
- Del Amigo Trail & Madrone Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 805 ft
- Virgil Williams Trail via Madrone Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,273 ft
- Dewies/Birthday–Point of No Return, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,401 ft
- Dewies/Birthday–Dewies, 4 sights 5 mi · ▲ 1,487 ft
- Madrone Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,276 ft
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