Lower Huckleberry Loop Trail–Quarry Road, 4 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve near Montclair, CA. It climbs 1,808 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi922 – 1,618 ft · steepest grade: 30%6.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Quarry Road 37.85610, -122.20624
Nearest town Montclair, CA
Directions
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Lower Huckleberry Loop Trail–Quarry Road, 4 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,808 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Elevation 922–1,616 ft
Out & Back · Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve
Trailhead: Quarry Road · 37.85610, -122.20624
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Tunnel Road & Skyline Boulevard stop 686 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Quarry Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Quarry Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Volcanic Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Round Top Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Skyline Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Lower Huckleberry Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miReach Quarry Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Round Top Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Volcanic Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Quarry Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Quarry Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
86% dirt14% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Tunnel Road & Skyline Boulevard stop 686 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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