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Siesta Valley

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.

Elevation

0 mi971 – 1,604 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.88002, -122.20814
Nearest town Orinda Village, CA
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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 Sep 20: Fog, high 59°F / low 51° · precip 3% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto De La Veaga Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.1 miSharp left onto Skyline Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Quarry Trail, heading N.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Quarry Road, heading N.
  8. 150 ftBear left onto Pond Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miReach Quarry Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miBear right onto Quarry Road, heading NE.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Quarry Trail, heading NE.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading S.
  15. 2.5 miSharp right onto De La Veaga Trail, heading NW.
  16. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pond-trail-quarry-trail-out-back-14-km

Trail surface

89% dirt1% paved10% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 59°F51°
Precip3%Wind14 mphUV6Humidity98%
Hourly temperature
60°50°
Sunrise 6:56 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:11 PM
Mon 56°52°
Tue 68°52°
Wed 76°55°
Thu 66°57°
Fri 67°56°
Sat 65°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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