Soaring Hawk Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 687 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Soaring Hawk Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Anthony Chabot Regional Park near Eastmont, CA. It climbs 687 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Soaring Hawk Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 687 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 612–1,017 ft
Out & Back · Anthony Chabot Regional Park
Trailhead: Grass Valley Trail · 37.77765, -122.12667
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Grass Valley Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right onto MacDonald Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Soaring Hawk Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miReach Soaring Hawk Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto MacDonald Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Grass Valley Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Grass Valley Trail Trailhead
- MacDonald Trail 3 mi · ▲ 484 ft
- Brandon Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 261 ft
- Leona Canyon Regional Open Space Preserve & Ranch Trail via Goldenrod Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 667 ft
- Brandon Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 432 ft
- Brandon Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 420 ft
- Goldenrod Trail & Ranch Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 845 ft
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