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Sindicich Lagoon 1–Abrigo Valley Trail, 3 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Briones Regional Park near Orinda Village, CA. The route reaches Sindicich Lagoon 1. It climbs 674 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi676 – 1,368 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Briones Crest Trail 37.92707, -122.16027
Nearest town Orinda Village, CA

Directions

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Sindicich Lagoon 1–Abrigo Valley Trail, 3 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 674 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 674–1,370 ft

Out & Back · Briones Regional Park

Trailhead: Briones Crest Trail · 37.92707, -122.16027

Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 68°F / low 53° · precip 2% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Briones Crest Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto Abrigo Valley Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1.8 miTurn right onto Briones Crest Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Mott Peak Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftPass Sindicich Lagoon 1.
  6. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Abrigo Valley Trail, heading W.
  7. 1 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

100% dirt

Weather

FogTemperature 68°F53°
Precip2%Wind12 mphUV6Humidity84%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:55 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:10 PM
Mon 67°54°
Tue 76°53°
Wed 89°54°
Thu 78°54°
Fri 82°55°
Sat 77°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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