Morningside Trail & Sobrante Ridge Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Sobrante Ridge Regional Preserve near El Sobrante, CA. It climbs 732 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi157 – 778 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Morningside Trail 37.97953, -122.26975
Nearest town El Sobrante, CA
Directions
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Morningside Trail & Sobrante Ridge Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 732 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 157–779 ft
Out & Back · Sobrante Ridge Regional Preserve
Trailhead: Morningside Trail · 37.97953, -122.26975
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Pinole Valley Road & Simas Avenue stop 322 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Morningside Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Sobrante Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Morningside Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Morningside Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 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
52% dirt48% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Pinole Valley Road & Simas Avenue stop 322 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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