Garin Regional Park Restricted Area

Whipsnake Trail via High Ridge Loop Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 380 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Whipsnake Trail via High Ridge Loop Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Garin Regional Park Restricted Area near Union City, CA. It climbs 380 ft. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,109 – 1,476 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.63912, -121.98938
Nearest town Union City, CA

Directions

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Whipsnake Trail via High Ridge Loop Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 380 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 1,111–1,477 ft

Out & Back · Garin Regional Park Restricted Area

Trailhead: 37.63912, -121.98938

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Whipsnake Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.3 miSharp left onto High Ridge Loop Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miReach Whipsnake Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miSharp right onto Whipsnake Trail, heading NE.
  7. 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:43 PM.

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