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Maricich Lagoon–Sindicich Lagoon 1, 7 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Briones Regional Park near Orinda Village, CA. The route passes Sindicich Lagoon 1 and Sindicich Lagoon 2 before reaching Maricich Lagoon at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 1,043 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi801 – 1,345 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pereira Trail 37.93248, -122.16702
Nearest town Orinda Village, CA

Directions

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Maricich Lagoon–Sindicich Lagoon 1, 7 sights

6.8 mi · ▲ 1,043 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Elevation 800–1,346 ft

Out & Back · Briones Regional Park

Trailhead: Pereira Trail · 37.93248, -122.16702

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

  1. Start on Pereira Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Deer Creek Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Briones Crest Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1.8 miTurn left onto Mott Peak Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftPass Sindicich Lagoon 1.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Briones Crest Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miPass Sindicich Lagoon 2.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 200 ftTurn left onto Old Briones Road Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miReach Maricich Lagoon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Briones Crest Trail, heading W.
  14. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Mott Peak Trail, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Briones Crest Trail, heading NW.
  17. 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Deer Creek Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.7 miTurn right onto Pereira Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM — 1 min before dark.

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