Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park Restricted Area
Sinbad Creek Trail–Sunol Ridge Trail, 3 sights
12.2 mi · ▲ 1,594 ft · 4 hr 52 min
Sinbad Creek Trail–Sunol Ridge Trail, 3 sights is a 12.2-mile out-and-back in Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park Restricted Area near Farwell, CA. It climbs 1,594 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Sinbad Creek Trail–Sunol Ridge Trail, 3 sights
12.2 mi · ▲ 1,594 ft · 4 hr 52 min
Elevation 1,103–1,806 ft
Out & Back · Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park Restricted Area
Trailhead: 37.63656, -121.95386
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Sunol Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cowing Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Sinbad Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Mariposa Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sinbad Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Turtle Pond Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Sunol Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Sinbad Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Mariposa Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sinbad Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Cowing Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sunol Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 3.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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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