Sierra Road Vista Point–North Rim Trail, 3 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve near East Foothills, CA. The route reaches Sierra Road Vista Point. It climbs 1,383 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi620 – 2,031 ft · steepest grade: 15%5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.40915, -121.80168
Nearest town East Foothills, CA
Directions
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Sierra Road Vista Point–North Rim Trail, 3 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 1,383 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Elevation 619–2,032 ft
Out & Back · Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: 37.40915, -121.80168
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Sierra Road Vista Point.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Boccardo Loop Trail, heading S.
- 2 miContinue straight onto North Rim Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Sierra Road Vista Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Boccardo Loop Trail, heading W.
- 2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 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
74% dirt13% gravel13% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:09 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:48 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:09 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:35 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Sierra Road Vista Point & Todd L. Quick Trail via Boccardo Loop Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,298 ft
- Boccardo Peak & Sierra Road Vista Point via Boccardo Loop Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,092 ft
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