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 Aug 4: sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:14 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:52 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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