Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve
Pond Trail & Quarry Trail via Skyline Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 622 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Pond Trail & Quarry Trail via Skyline Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve near Montclair, CA. It climbs 622 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pond Trail & Quarry Trail via Skyline Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 622 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 1,055–1,394 ft
Out & Back · Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve
Trailhead: Skyline Trail · 37.84786, -122.19884
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 67°F / low 51° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start on Skyline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Quarry Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Quarry Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Pond Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Quarry Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Quarry Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Quarry Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Skyline Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via Skyline Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Skyline Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Skyline Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Skyline Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Skyline Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Skyline Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Skyline Trail
- 3.2 mi · out & back · via Skyline Trail
More from Skyline Trail Trailhead
- Quarry Road–Quarry Trail, 4 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 594 ft
- Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve Viewpoint & Skyline Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 1,114 ft
- Lower Huckleberry Loop Trail & Skyline Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,137 ft
- Upper Huckleberry Viewpoint–Skyline Trail, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,234 ft
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