Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve
De La Veaga Trail–Lower Huckleberry Loop Trail, 4 sights
10.9 mi · ▲ 2,430 ft · 4 hr 51 min
De La Veaga Trail–Lower Huckleberry Loop Trail, 4 sights is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve near Orinda Village, CA. It climbs 2,430 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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De La Veaga Trail–Lower Huckleberry Loop Trail, 4 sights
10.9 mi · ▲ 2,430 ft · 4 hr 51 min
Elevation 922–1,751 ft
Out & Back · Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve
Trailhead: Seaview Trail · 37.88129, -122.22087
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Redwood Valley Railway stop 211 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start on Seaview Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Seaview Drive, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto De La Veaga Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading SE.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Round Top Loop Trail (Bay Area Ridge Trail), heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Round Top Loop Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Skyline Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Lower Huckleberry Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miReach Seaview Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Round Top Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Round Top Loop Trail (Bay Area Ridge Trail), heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Skyline Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 3.1 miTurn left onto De La Veaga Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Seaview Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:45 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Redwood Valley Railway stop 211 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
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More from Seaview Trail Trailhead
- Chaparral Peak–De La Veaga Trail, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 651 ft
- Spiral Knob–East West Viewpoint, 6 sights 5 mi · ▲ 960 ft
- Convict Viewpoint–Convict Trail, 4 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,414 ft
- Volcanic Peak–De La Veaga Trail, 5 sights 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,570 ft
- Round Top–De La Veaga Trail, 4 sights 9.5 mi · ▲ 1,816 ft
- Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve Viewpoint–De La Veaga Trail, 4 sights 11.5 mi · ▲ 2,599 ft
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