Vista Grande Overlook–Cave Rocks Road, 5 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Sunol Regional Wilderness near Scotts Corner, CA. The route reaches Vista Grande Overlook. It climbs 755 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,073 – 1,703 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Eagle View Road 37.53219, -121.81019
Nearest town Scotts Corner, CA
Directions
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Vista Grande Overlook–Cave Rocks Road, 5 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 755 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 1,072–1,703 ft
Out & Back · Sunol Regional Wilderness
Trailhead: Eagle View Road · 37.53219, -121.81019
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
- Start on Eagle View Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Vista Grande Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Vista Grande Overlook.
- 1 miTurn left onto High Valley Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cave Rocks Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Eagle View Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Eagle View Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Eagle View Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
85% dirt15% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:14 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:54 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:14 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:42 PM.
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