Vail Peak–Las Trampas Peak Loop, 8 sights is a 7.8-mile loop in Las Trampas Regional Wilderness near Alamo, CA. The route passes Vail Peak and Las Trampas Peak. It climbs 2,414 ft, with sections as steep as 44% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi614 – 1,821 ft · steepest grade: 44%8.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bollinger Creek Loop Trail 37.81672, -122.04984
Nearest town Alamo, CA
Directions
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Vail Peak–Las Trampas Peak Loop, 8 sights
7.8 mi · ▲ 2,414 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Elevation 614–1,821 ft
Loop · Las Trampas Regional Wilderness
Trailhead: Bollinger Creek Loop Trail · 37.81672, -122.04984
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 95°F / low 70° · precip 0% · wind 11 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 SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Chamise Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Las Trampas Ridge & Calaveras Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Vail Peak.
- 1 miSharp left onto Las Trampas Peak View Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Las Trampas Peak.
- 150 ftReach Vail Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Las Trampas Ridge & Calaveras Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Deer Hoof Slide, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Madrone Trail, heading E.
- 2.7 miTurn right onto Virgil Williams Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Del Amigo Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Sulphur Springs Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Trapline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mahogany Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Chamise Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Bollinger Creek Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miThe loop closes 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 95°F70°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 6:15 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue
86°65°
Wed
84°58°
Thu
93°55°
Fri
97°59°
Sat
95°57°
Sun
90°55°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 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 2 mi · ▲ 333 ft
- Eagle Peak–Vail Peak, 4 summits 2.7 mi · ▲ 849 ft
- Vail Peak–Bollinger Creek Loop Trail Loop, 3 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 754 ft
- Bollinger Creek Loop Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 447 ft
- Chamise Trail–Mahogany Trail, 4 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,627 ft
- Las Trampas Peak & Bollinger Creek Loop Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 914 ft
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