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Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve

Quarry Road–Quarry Trail, 5 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 792 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Quarry Road–Quarry Trail, 5 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve near Montclair, CA. It climbs 792 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,011 – 1,618 ft · steepest grade: 26%3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Quarry Road 37.85610, -122.20624
Nearest town Montclair, CA
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Quarry Road–Quarry Trail, 5 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 792 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 1,011–1,616 ft

Out & Back · Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve

Trailhead: Quarry Road · 37.85610, -122.20624

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

Transit-accessible: Tunnel Road & Skyline Boulevard stop 686 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Quarry Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Quarry Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Volcanic Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Round Top Loop Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Round Top Loop Trail (Bay Area Ridge Trail), heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading NW.
  7. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Quarry Trail, heading N.
  10. 100 ftTurn left onto Quarry Road, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/quarry-road-quarry-trail-out-back-5-sights-5-km

Trail surface

75% dirt16% paved9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Tunnel Road & Skyline Boulevard stop 686 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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