The Shade Tree–Treebeard, 7 sights is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Los Vaqueros Reservoir and Watershed near Tassajara, CA. The route passes Frog Pond, The Shade Tree and Treebeard. It climbs 1,654 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi512 – 2,074 ft · steepest grade: 21%9.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Volvon Trail 37.81848, -121.79476
Nearest town Tassajara, CA
Directions
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The Shade Tree–Treebeard, 7 sights
8.8 mi · ▲ 1,654 ft · 3 hr 46 min
Elevation 511–2,072 ft
Out & Back · Los Vaqueros Reservoir and Watershed
Trailhead: Volvon Trail · 37.81848, -121.79476
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 67°F / low 52° · precip 6% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Condor Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Coyote Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Frog Pond.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Condor Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Volvon Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass The Shade Tree.
- 0.2 miPass Treebeard.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hummingbird Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear right onto Blue Oak Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Miwok Trail, heading E.
- 1.9 miBear right onto Adobe Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Oak Savannah Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miReach The Shade Tree, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Adobe Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Miwok Trail, heading NW.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Blue Oak Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Hummingbird Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Volvon Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Condor Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Coyote Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Condor Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
81% dirt19% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 67°F52°
Precip6%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Sat
71°51°
Sun
65°50°
Mon
81°47°
Tue
82°55°
Wed
70°54°
17%
Thu
86°61°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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