Vail Peak–Chamise Trail, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Las Trampas Regional Wilderness near Alamo, CA. The route reaches Vail Peak. It climbs 1,650 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,027 – 1,772 ft · steepest grade: 34%4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bollinger Creek Loop Trail 37.81384, -122.04454
Nearest town Alamo, CA
Directions
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Vail Peak–Chamise Trail, 3 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,650 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Elevation 1,026–1,770 ft
Out & Back · Las Trampas Regional Wilderness
Trailhead: Bollinger Creek Loop Trail · 37.81384, -122.04454
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 66° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bollinger Creek Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Chamise Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Las Trampas Ridge & Calaveras Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Vail Peak.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Corduroy Hills Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Madrone Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Vail Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Corduroy Hills Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Las Trampas Ridge & Calaveras Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Chamise Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Bollinger Creek Loop Trail, heading S.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 86°F66°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity34%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:15 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Wed
85°58°
Thu
94°56°
Fri
98°60°
Sat
96°58°
Sun
90°56°
Mon
87°53°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Bollinger Creek Loop Trail Trailhead
- Bollinger Creek Loop Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 443 ft
- Chamise Trail via Bollinger Creek Loop Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 551 ft
- Elderberry Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 958 ft
- Eagle Peak–Vail Peak, 3 summits 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,115 ft
- Las Trampas Peak & Bollinger Creek Loop Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,075 ft
- Vail Peak–Las Trampas Peak Loop, 5 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,823 ft
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