Upper Huckleberry Viewpoint–Skyline Trail, 3 sights is an 11-mile out-and-back in Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve near Orinda Village, CA. The route reaches Upper Huckleberry Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It climbs 2,516 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi922 – 1,749 ft · steepest grade: 29%11.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.87935, -122.22583
Nearest town Orinda Village, CA
Directions
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Upper Huckleberry Viewpoint–Skyline Trail, 3 sights
11 mi · ▲ 2,516 ft · 4 hr 55 min
Elevation 922–1,750 ft
Out & Back · Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve
Trailhead: 37.87935, -122.22583
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Redwood Valley Railway stop 276 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Round Top Loop Trail (Bay Area Ridge Trail), heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Round Top Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Skyline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Lower Huckleberry Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Connector Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Upper Huckleberry Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Lower Huckleberry Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Round Top Loop Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Round Top Loop Trail (Bay Area Ridge Trail), heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 3.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 450 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
93% dirt7% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:54 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Redwood Valley Railway stop 276 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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