Lower Vortex–Point of No Return, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Las Trampas Regional Wilderness near Alamo, CA. It climbs 1,163 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi456 – 1,142 ft · steepest grade: 37%5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.82546, -122.02866
Nearest town Alamo, CA
Directions
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Lower Vortex–Point of No Return, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 1,163 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 456–1,141 ft
Out & Back · Las Trampas Regional Wilderness
Trailhead: 37.82546, -122.02866
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Madrone Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lower Vortex, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Cheese Loop Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Point of No Return, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Ringtail Cat Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Point of No Return, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Madrone Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:15 PM
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- Madrone Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 482 ft
- Madrone Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 647 ft
- Point of No Return via Madrone Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 593 ft
- Madrone Trail 4 mi · ▲ 756 ft
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