Briones Valley Viewpoint–Seaview Viewpoint, 11 sights is a 14.2-mile out-and-back in Tilden Regional Park near East Richmond Heights, CA. The route passes Jewel Lake, Lake Anza Beach, Seaview Viewpoint and Briones Valley Viewpoint before reaching Arroyo Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.1 miles in. It climbs 2,554 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi367 – 1,631 ft · steepest grade: 16%14.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rifle Range Road Trail 37.93241, -122.29593
Nearest town East Richmond Heights, CA
Directions
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Briones Valley Viewpoint–Seaview Viewpoint, 11 sights
14.2 mi · ▲ 2,554 ft · 6 hr 1 min
Elevation 366–1,630 ft
Out & Back · Tilden Regional Park
Trailhead: Rifle Range Road Trail · 37.93241, -122.29593
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Arlington Boulevard & Madera Drive stop 425 m from the trailhead
- Start on Rifle Range Road Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Wildcat Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1.9 miPass Jewel Lake.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Lower Packrat Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left onto Upper Packrat Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Packrat Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Upper Packrat Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Memory Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Selby Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Lake Anza Beach.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Curran Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miPass Seaview Viewpoint.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Seaview Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass Briones Valley Viewpoint.
- 300 ftBear left onto Arroyo Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Arroyo Viewpoint.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 100 ftReach Briones Valley Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Upper Big Springs Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Seaview Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Curran Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Brook Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right onto Selby Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Memory Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Upper Packrat Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Lower Packrat Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Upper Packrat Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Lower Packrat Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Wildcat Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Rifle Range Road Trail, 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
82% dirt8% gravel1% paved9% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:56 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Arlington Boulevard & Madera Drive stop 425 m from the trailhead
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