Newt Pond Trail–Tolman Peak Trail, 3 sights is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Garin Regional Park Restricted Area near Carpenter, CA. It climbs 2,020 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi354 – 1,660 ft · steepest grade: 21%12.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.62979, -122.02871
Nearest town Carpenter, CA
Directions
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Newt Pond Trail–Tolman Peak Trail, 3 sights
12.5 mi · ▲ 2,020 ft · 5 hr 11 min
Elevation 355–1,660 ft
Out & Back · Garin Regional Park Restricted Area
Trailhead: 37.62979, -122.02871
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old Homestead Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Newt Pond Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto High Ridge Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Whipsnake Trail, heading E.
- 2.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Tolman Peak Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Newt Pond Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Whipsnake Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miBear right onto High Ridge Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Newt Pond Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Old Homestead Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 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
5% dirt95% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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