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Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area

Lilienthal Road

9.4 mi · ▲ 387 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Lilienthal Road is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area near Livermore, CA. It climbs 387 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 440 ft · steepest grade: 18%9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.64750, -121.79015
Nearest town Livermore, CA
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Lilienthal Road

9.4 mi · ▲ 387 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Elevation 263–439 ft

Out & Back · Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area

Trailhead: 37.64750, -121.79015

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:14 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 2.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 1.1 miBear right onto Lilienthal Road, heading S.
  4. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 2.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lilienthal-road-out-back-15-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:14 AMSunset 8:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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