Sindicich Lagoon 1–Abrigo Valley Trail, 5 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Briones Regional Park near Orinda, CA. The route reaches Sindicich Lagoon 1. It climbs 1,495 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi600 – 1,368 ft · steepest grade: 20%6.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Abrigo Valley Trail 37.92730, -122.15812
Nearest town Orinda, CA
Directions
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Sindicich Lagoon 1–Abrigo Valley Trail, 5 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,495 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Elevation 600–1,370 ft
Out & Back · Briones Regional Park
Trailhead: Abrigo Valley Trail · 37.92730, -122.15812
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Abrigo Valley Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Mott Peak Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Briones Crest Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Sindicich Lagoon 1.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Lagoon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Service Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Sindicich Lagoon 1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Lagoon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Briones Crest Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Mott Peak Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Abrigo Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 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
Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Abrigo Valley Trail Trailhead
- Abrigo Valley Trail–Black Oak Trail, 7 sights 9.9 mi · ▲ 2,340 ft
- Briones Peak–Old Briones Viewpoint, 9 sights 10.8 mi · ▲ 2,456 ft
- Maricich Lagoon–Sindicich Lagoon 1, 8 sights 9.3 mi · ▲ 1,730 ft
- Old Briones Viewpoint–Sindicich Lagoon 2, 4 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 969 ft
- Sindicich Lagoon 2–Abrigo Valley Trail, 4 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 943 ft
- Maricich Lagoon–Sindicich Lagoon 2, 5 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,000 ft
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