Vista Grande Overlook–Indian Joe Cave Rocks, 7 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Sunol Regional Wilderness near Scotts Corner, CA. The route passes Vista Grande Overlook and Indian Joe Cave Rocks. It climbs 1,482 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi394 – 1,680 ft · steepest grade: 22%6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ohlone Wilderness Trail 37.51565, -121.83069
Nearest town Scotts Corner, CA
Directions
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Vista Grande Overlook–Indian Joe Cave Rocks, 7 sights
5.9 mi · ▲ 1,482 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 392–1,679 ft
Out & Back · Sunol Regional Wilderness
Trailhead: Ohlone Wilderness Trail · 37.51565, -121.83069
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Shady Glen Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hayfield Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto High Valley Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Vista Grande Road, heading W.
- 1 miPass Vista Grande Overlook.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Eagle View Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Eagle View Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Cave Rocks Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Indian Joe Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Indian Joe Cave Rocks.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Hayfield Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Shady Glen Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
39% dirt61% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:09 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~94 min). Leave by 5:15 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 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 Ohlone Wilderness Trail Trailhead
- Canyon View Trail–Geary Road, 5 sights 12.7 mi · ▲ 1,786 ft
- Backpack Road–Canyon View Trail, 4 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,245 ft
- Ohlone Wilderness Trail & Shady Glen Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 609 ft
- Alameda Creek Overlook (formerly Little Yosemite)–Canyon View Trail, 5 sights 4 mi · ▲ 810 ft
- Indian Joe Cave Rocks–Hayfield Road, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 699 ft
- Cerro Este Overlook–Indian Joe Cave Rocks, 4 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,285 ft
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