Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve
Upper Huckleberry Viewpoint–Skyline Trail, 3 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 1,234 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Upper Huckleberry Viewpoint–Skyline Trail, 3 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve near Eastport, CA. The route reaches Upper Huckleberry Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 1,234 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Upper Huckleberry Viewpoint–Skyline Trail, 3 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 1,234 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 922–1,493 ft
Out & Back · Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve
Trailhead: Skyline Trail · 37.84845, -122.19704
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Skyline Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Round Top Loop Trail (Bay Area Ridge Trail), heading E.
- 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 S.
- 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 NW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Round Top Loop Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Round Top Loop Trail (Bay Area Ridge Trail), heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:50 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Skyline Trail Trailhead
- Pond Trail & Quarry Trail via Skyline Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 622 ft
- Quarry Road–Quarry Trail, 4 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 594 ft
- Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve Viewpoint & Skyline Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 1,114 ft
- Lower Huckleberry Loop Trail & Skyline Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,137 ft
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