Sierra Road Vista Point & Todd L. Quick Trail via Boccardo Loop Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve near East Foothills, CA. The route reaches Sierra Road Vista Point. It climbs 1,298 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi725 – 2,031 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.40915, -121.80168
Nearest town East Foothills, CA
Directions
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Sierra Road Vista Point & Todd L. Quick Trail via Boccardo Loop Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,298 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 725–2,032 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Sierra Road Vista Point.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Boccardo Loop Trail, heading S.
- 2 miReach Sierra Road Vista Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 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
84% dirt16% 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
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Boccardo Peak & Sierra Road Vista Point via Boccardo Loop Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,092 ft
- Sierra Road Vista Point–North Rim Trail, 3 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,383 ft
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