Pond Trail & Quarry Trail via Skyline Trail
8.7 mi · ▲ 1,574 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Pond Trail & Quarry Trail via Skyline Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Siesta Valley near Orinda Village, CA. It climbs 1,574 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pond Trail & Quarry Trail via Skyline Trail
8.7 mi · ▲ 1,574 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Elevation 971–1,603 ft
Out & Back · Siesta Valley
Trailhead: 37.88002, -122.20814
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto De La Veaga Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Skyline Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Quarry Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Quarry Road, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Pond Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Quarry Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Quarry Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Quarry Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading S.
- 2.5 miSharp right onto De La Veaga Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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