Magpie Nature Loop & South Livermore Trail via Sycamore Trail
2 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 42 min
Magpie Nature Loop & South Livermore Trail via Sycamore Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Sycamore Grove Park near Livermore, CA. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Magpie Nature Loop & South Livermore Trail via Sycamore Trail
2 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 42 min
Elevation 457–558 ft
Out & Back · Sycamore Grove Park
Trailhead: South Livermore Trail · 37.64527, -121.76822
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
- Start on South Livermore Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Sycamore Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Magpie Nature Loop, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach South Livermore Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Sycamore Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto South Livermore Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:49 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:09 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:35 PM.
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