AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

San Leandro Watershed

Rifle Range Road

3.9 mi · ▲ 620 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Rifle Range Road is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in San Leandro Watershed near Castro Valley, CA. It climbs 620 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi633 – 1,037 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rifle Range Road 37.72196, -122.06797
Nearest town Castro Valley, CA
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Rifle Range Road

3.9 mi · ▲ 620 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 633–1,038 ft

Out & Back · San Leandro Watershed

Trailhead: Rifle Range Road · 37.72196, -122.06797

Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 62°F / low 55° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

  1. Start on Rifle Range Road, heading N.
  2. 2 miReach Rifle Range Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 2 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/rifle-range-road-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

FogTemperature 62°F55°
Precip2%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity82%
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:55 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:10 PM
Mon 63°55°
Tue 72°53°
Wed 77°59°
Thu 72°60°
Fri 71°60°
Sat 70°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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