Tolman Peak Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Garin Regional Park Restricted Area near Union City, CA. It climbs 975 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi948 – 1,660 ft · steepest grade: 21%7.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.63912, -121.98938
Nearest town Union City, CA
Directions
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Tolman Peak Trail
7.2 mi · ▲ 975 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Elevation 947–1,660 ft
Out & Back · Garin Regional Park Restricted Area
Trailhead: 37.63912, -121.98938
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Tolman Peak Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Tolman Peak Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.5 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
6% dirt94% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:43 PM.
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