Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park
Back 9 & Turtle Pond Trail via Sinbad Creek Trail
12 mi · ▲ 2,354 ft · 5 hr 11 min
Back 9 & Turtle Pond Trail via Sinbad Creek Trail is a 12-mile out-and-back in Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park near Dublin, CA. It climbs 2,354 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Back 9 & Turtle Pond Trail via Sinbad Creek Trail
12 mi · ▲ 2,354 ft · 5 hr 11 min
Elevation 530–1,609 ft
Out & Back · Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park
Trailhead: 37.67885, -121.92986
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.6 miBear left onto North Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Turtle Pond Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Sinbad Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Back 9, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Turtle Pond Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Sinbad Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Turtle Pond Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto North Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~88 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Lying Stump Shortcut Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 749 ft
- North Ridge Trail 7 mi · ▲ 1,350 ft
- North Ridge Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,450 ft
- Shady Creek Trail & Turtle Pond Trail via Ridgeline Trail 10.9 mi · ▲ 1,969 ft
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