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Pinole Valley Watershed

Pinole Valley Multi-Use Trail

5 mi · ▲ 1,128 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Pinole Valley Multi-Use Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Pinole Valley Watershed near Luzon, CA. It climbs 1,128 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 778 ft · steepest grade: 22%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.99669, -122.24808
Nearest town Luzon, CA
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Pinole Valley Multi-Use Trail

5 mi · ▲ 1,128 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 179–779 ft

Out & Back · Pinole Valley Watershed

Trailhead: 37.99669, -122.24808

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Transit-accessible: Falcon Way & Refugio Valley Road stop 38 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Pinole Valley Multi-Use Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.9 miReach Pinole Valley Multi-Use Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pinole-valley-multi-use-trail-out-back-8-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Falcon Way & Refugio Valley Road stop 38 m from the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Luzon, California