Shepherd Canyon Park

Montclair Railroad Trail

2 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 43 min

Montclair Railroad Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Shepherd Canyon Park near Montclair, CA. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi666 – 804 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.82886, -122.21058
Nearest town Montclair, CA

Directions

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Montclair Railroad Trail

2 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 43 min

Elevation 666–805 ft

Out & Back · Shepherd Canyon Park

Trailhead: 37.82886, -122.21058

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

Transit-accessible: Mountain Boulevard & Colton Boulevard stop 69 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 400 ftContinue straight onto Montclair Railroad Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miBear left onto Railroad Trail to Shepherd Canyon Easment, heading N.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Montclair Railroad Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miReach Montclair Railroad Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Railroad Trail to Shepherd Canyon Easment, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Montclair Railroad Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

91% paved7% dirt2% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:55 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Mountain Boulevard & Colton Boulevard stop 69 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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