Sugarloaf Hill Benchmark–Franco Ridge Loop Trail, 4 sights
6 mi · ▲ 955 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Sugarloaf Hill Benchmark–Franco Ridge Loop Trail, 4 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in Sugarloaf Open Space near Alamo, CA. The route reaches Sugarloaf Hill Benchmark at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 955 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Sugarloaf Hill Benchmark–Franco Ridge Loop Trail, 4 sights
6 mi · ▲ 955 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Elevation 268–670 ft
Out & Back · Sugarloaf Open Space
Trailhead: Foothills Trail · 37.87935, -122.00827
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Sugarloaf-Shell Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Franco Ridge Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Sugarloaf-Shell Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Center Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ridge Top Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Sugarloaf Hill Benchmark, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Center Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sugarloaf-Shell Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Franco Ridge Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Sugarloaf-Shell Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Horses allowed on the whole route
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