Louise's Shelf Foot Path & Miwok Trail is a 13.1-mile out-and-back in Round Valley Regional Preserve near Brentwood, CA. It climbs 2,028 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi230 – 1,995 ft · steepest grade: 20%13.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.86816, -121.75029
Nearest town Brentwood, CA
Directions
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Louise's Shelf Foot Path & Miwok Trail
13.1 mi · ▲ 2,028 ft · 5 hr 23 min
Elevation 229–1,995 ft
Out & Back · Round Valley Regional Preserve
Trailhead: 37.86816, -121.75029
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 58° · precip 4% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Miwok Trail, heading W.
- 5.3 miTurn right onto Blue Oak Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Hummingbird Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Volvon Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Tubular Cheaty's Shortcut, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Louise's Shelf Foot Path, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach Miwok Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Tubular Cheaty's Shortcut, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Volvon Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Hummingbird Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right onto Blue Oak Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Miwok Trail, heading E.
- 5.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
97% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 77°F58°
Precip4%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity37%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Sat
79°57°
Sun
81°53°
Mon
88°54°
Tue
90°62°
Wed
78°60°
16%
Thu
94°68°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.5 mi in (~214 min). Leave by 3:40 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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