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Round Valley Regional Preserve

Whelk Pond–Manzanita Trail, 3 sights

11.7 mi · ▲ 2,015 ft · 4 hr 54 min

Whelk Pond–Manzanita Trail, 3 sights is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Round Valley Regional Preserve near Brentwood, CA. The route reaches Whelk Pond at the turnaround, 5.9 miles in. It climbs 2,015 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi230 – 1,726 ft · steepest grade: 23%12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.86816, -121.75029
Nearest town Brentwood, CA
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Whelk Pond–Manzanita Trail, 3 sights

11.7 mi · ▲ 2,015 ft · 4 hr 54 min

Elevation 229–1,727 ft

Out & Back · Round Valley Regional Preserve

Trailhead: 37.86816, -121.75029

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 58° · precip 4% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miBear right onto Miwok Trail, heading W.
  3. 4.6 miBear right onto Manzanita Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.2 miReach Whelk Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miBear left onto Miwok Trail, heading E.
  6. 4.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/whelk-pond-whelk-pond-out-back-19-km-5549

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F58°
Precip4%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity37%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Sat 79°57°
Sun 81°53°
Mon 88°54°
Tue 90°62°
Wed 78°60° 16%
Thu 94°68°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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