Ohlone Regional Wilderness Area
Rocky Ridge & Rocky Ridge Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 2,107 ft · 6 hr 21 min
Rocky Ridge & Rocky Ridge Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Ohlone Regional Wilderness Area near Livermore, CA. The route reaches Rocky Ridge at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 2,107 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Rocky Ridge & Rocky Ridge Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 2,107 ft · 6 hr 21 min
Elevation 1,074–2,368 ft
Out & Back · Ohlone Regional Wilderness Area
Trailhead: 37.60122, -121.75122
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
- 6.9 miBear right onto Rocky Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Rocky Ridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 6.9 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.6 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:54 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:14 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:42 PM.
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