Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve
Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve Viewpoint–De La Veaga Trail, 4 sights
11.5 mi · ▲ 2,599 ft · 5 hr 8 min
Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve Viewpoint–De La Veaga Trail, 4 sights is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve near Orinda Village, CA. The route reaches Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 2,599 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve Viewpoint–De La Veaga Trail, 4 sights
11.5 mi · ▲ 2,599 ft · 5 hr 8 min
Elevation 922–1,827 ft
Out & Back · Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve
Trailhead: Vollmer Peak Trail · 37.88214, -122.22310
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Redwood Valley Railway stop 175 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Vollmer Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Seaview Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Seaview Drive, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto De La Veaga Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Round Top Loop Trail (Bay Area Ridge Trail), heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Round Top Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Skyline Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Lower Huckleberry Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftReach Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Lower Huckleberry Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Round Top Loop Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Round Top Loop Trail (Bay Area Ridge Trail), heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Skyline Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 3.1 miTurn left onto De La Veaga Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Seaview Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Vollmer Peak Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:45 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Redwood Valley Railway stop 175 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Vollmer Peak Trail Trailhead
- Chaparral Peak–De La Veaga Trail, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 651 ft
- Volcanic Peak–De La Veaga Trail, 5 sights 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,570 ft
- Round Top–De La Veaga Trail, 4 sights 9.5 mi · ▲ 1,816 ft
- De La Veaga Trail–Lower Huckleberry Loop Trail, 4 sights 10.9 mi · ▲ 2,430 ft
- Upper Huckleberry Viewpoint–De La Veaga Trail, 5 sights 12.6 mi · ▲ 2,775 ft
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