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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 Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Sierra Road Vista Point.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Boccardo Loop Trail, heading S.
  4. 2 miContinue straight onto North Rim Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miReach Sierra Road Vista Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Boccardo Loop Trail, heading W.
  7. 2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 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 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:51 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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