Madrone Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Las Trampas Regional Wilderness near Alamo, CA. It climbs 756 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi614 – 1,142 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.82546, -122.02866
Nearest town Alamo, CA
Directions
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Madrone Trail
4 mi · ▲ 756 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 614–1,141 ft
Out & Back · Las Trampas Regional Wilderness
Trailhead: 37.82546, -122.02866
Weather Sep 22: Partly cloudy, high 74°F / low 54° · precip 2% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Madrone Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2 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
Partly cloudyTemperature 74°F54°
Precip2%Wind10 mphUV6Humidity87%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:07 PM
Wed
88°58°
Thu
87°59°
Fri
75°54°
Sat
74°51°
Sun
72°52°
Mon
84°53°
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Madrone Trail
- 3.4 mi · loop · via Madrone Trail
- 3.7 mi · out & back · via Madrone Trail
- 4.2 mi · out & back · via Madrone Trail
- 4.4 mi · out & back · via Madrone Trail
- 5 mi · out & back · via Madrone Trail
- 6.2 mi · out & back · via Madrone Trail
- 8.2 mi · out & back · via Madrone Trail
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- Point of No Return via Madrone Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 593 ft
- Point of No Return & Ringtail Cat Trail via Madrone Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,147 ft
- Madrone Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 647 ft
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- Del Amigo Trail–Madrone Trail, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,987 ft
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