Pomponio Reservoir via Pomponio Truck Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,012 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Pomponio Reservoir via Pomponio Truck Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Burns Valley Road near Bellvale, CA. The route reaches Pomponio Reservoir. It climbs 1,012 ft. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Pomponio Reservoir via Pomponio Truck Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,012 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Elevation 389–1,093 ft
Out & Back · Burns Valley Road
Trailhead: 37.29161, -122.32478
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 63°F / low 54° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 2.2 miPass Pomponio Reservoir.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Pomponio Truck Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Pomponio Truck Trail 12.8 mi · ▲ 2,716 ft
- Pomponio Reservoir 4.4 mi · ▲ 651 ft
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