Valley View Viewpoint–The Hobbit Tree, 8 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 539 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Valley View Viewpoint–The Hobbit Tree, 8 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Sycamore Grove Park near Livermore, CA. The route passes The Hobbit Tree, Crabapple Pond and Big Rock Pond before reaching Valley View Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 539 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Valley View Viewpoint–The Hobbit Tree, 8 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 539 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 462–925 ft
Out & Back · Sycamore Grove Park
Trailhead: South Livermore Trail · 37.64527, -121.76822
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
- Start on South Livermore Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left onto Sycamore Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass The Hobbit Tree.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Arroyo del Valle Regional Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Olivina Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Winery Loop, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Walnut Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Crabapple Pond.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Wagon Road Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Big Rock Pond.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley View Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach Valley View Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Wagon Road Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Walnut Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Winery Loop, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Olivina Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Arroyo del Valle Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Sycamore Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto South Livermore Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:51 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from South Livermore Trail Trailhead
- Magpie Nature Loop & South Livermore Trail via Sycamore Trail 2 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Winery Pond & South Livermore Trail via Winery Loop 3.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Cattail Pond Viewpoint–The Hobbit Tree, 6 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 439 ft
- The Hobbit Tree–Big Rock Pond, 11 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 287 ft
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