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Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve

Skyline Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 730 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Skyline Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve near Montclair, CA. It climbs 730 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi971 – 1,483 ft · steepest grade: 25%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.85899, -122.21167
Nearest town Montclair, CA
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Skyline Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 730 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 971–1,485 ft

Out & Back · Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve

Trailhead: 37.85899, -122.21167

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Transit-accessible: Tunnel Road & Skyline Boulevard stop 383 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 450 ftSharp right onto Skyline Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Round Top Loop Trail (Bay Area Ridge Trail), heading E.
  4. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Skyline Trail, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  7. 1.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  8. 450 ftArrive 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/round-top-skyline-trail-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

83% dirt12% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Tunnel Road & Skyline Boulevard stop 383 m from the trailhead

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