Point of No Return via Madrone Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Las Trampas Regional Wilderness near Alamo, CA. It climbs 593 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi512 – 814 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.82546, -122.02866
Nearest town Alamo, CA
Directions
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Point of No Return via Madrone Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 593 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 513–812 ft
Out & Back · Las Trampas Regional Wilderness
Trailhead: 37.82546, -122.02866
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Madrone Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Point of No Return, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Point of No Return, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Madrone Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:15 PM
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