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Sequoia-Bayview Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Joaquin Miller Park near Canyon, CA. It climbs 324 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,230 – 1,536 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.81796, -122.18016
Nearest town Canyon, CA

Directions

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Sequoia-Bayview Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 324 ft · 58 min

Elevation 1,231–1,536 ft

Out & Back · Joaquin Miller Park

Trailhead: 37.81796, -122.18016

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

Transit-accessible: Chabot Space and Science Center stop 28 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Camp Trail, heading S.
  7. 350 ftBear right onto Roberts Ridge Trail, heading E.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Camp Trail, heading SE.
  9. 500 ftBear right, heading E.
  10. 450 ftTurn left onto Big Trees Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Sequoia-Bayview Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left onto Sunset Trail, heading E.
  13. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Sequoia-Bayview Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right onto Big Trees Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 450 ftBear left onto Camp Trail, heading NE.
  18. 450 ftContinue straight onto Roberts Ridge Trail, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto Camp Trail, heading N.
  20. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Roberts Ridge Trail, heading E.
  23. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

37% dirt7% paved2% gravel54% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:52 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Chabot Space and Science Center stop 28 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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