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Skyline Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve near Orinda Village, CA. It climbs 1,296 ft, with sections as steep as 18% 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: 18%7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.87935, -122.22583
Nearest town Orinda Village, CA

Directions

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Skyline Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 1,296 ft · 3 hr 3 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Round Top Loop Trail (Bay Area Ridge Trail), heading NE.
  6. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Skyline Trail, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  9. 3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

84% dirt5% paved11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:54 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Redwood Valley Railway stop 276 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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