Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve
Lower Calaveras Fault Viewpoint & Lower Calaveras Fault Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 1,056 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Lower Calaveras Fault Viewpoint & Lower Calaveras Fault Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve near East Foothills, CA. The route reaches Lower Calaveras Fault Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 1,056 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lower Calaveras Fault Viewpoint & Lower Calaveras Fault Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 1,056 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 1,019–2,089 ft
Out & Back · Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Lower Calaveras Fault Trail · 37.40362, -121.78521
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start on Lower Calaveras Fault Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 miReach Lower Calaveras Fault Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 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 1.1 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
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