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Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park

Shady Creek Trail–Sinbad Creek Trail, 3 sights

14.8 mi · ▲ 1,921 ft · 5 hr 54 min

Shady Creek Trail–Sinbad Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park near Farwell, CA. It climbs 1,921 ft. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,079 – 1,805 ft15.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.63656, -121.95386
Nearest town Farwell, CA
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Shady Creek Trail–Sinbad Creek Trail, 3 sights

14.8 mi · ▲ 1,921 ft · 5 hr 54 min

Elevation 1,078–1,806 ft

Out & Back · Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park

Trailhead: 37.63656, -121.95386

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:14 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Sunol Ridge Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cowing Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sinbad Creek Trail, heading NE.
  6. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Mariposa Trail, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sinbad Creek Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.9 miBear left onto Shady Creek Trail, heading SE.
  9. 300 ftBear left onto Bay Leaf Trail, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridgeline Trail, heading NE.
  11. 1 miReach Sunol Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1 miContinue straight onto Bay Leaf Trail, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Shady Creek Trail, heading SW.
  14. 250 ftBear right onto Sinbad Creek Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Mariposa Trail, heading W.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sinbad Creek Trail, heading W.
  17. 1.2 miTurn left onto Cowing Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sunol Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 3.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/shady-creek-trail-sinbad-creek-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

36% dirt64% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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