Pond Trail & Quarry Trail via Skyline Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve near Orinda Village, CA. It climbs 1,228 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi971 – 1,749 ft · steepest grade: 22%7.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.87935, -122.22583
Nearest town Orinda Village, CA
Directions
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Pond Trail & Quarry Trail via Skyline Trail
6.9 mi · ▲ 1,228 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Elevation 971–1,750 ft
Out & Back · Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve
Trailhead: 37.87935, -122.22583
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Redwood Valley Railway stop 276 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 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 N.
- 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 E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Quarry Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading S.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
81% dirt1% paved18% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:53 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Redwood Valley Railway stop 276 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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