Winery Pond–Crabapple Pond, 8 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Winery Pond–Crabapple Pond, 8 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Sycamore Grove Park near Livermore, CA. The route passes Winery Pond, Crabapple Pond, Crabapple Pond and Winery Pond. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Winery Pond–Crabapple Pond, 8 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 477–531 ft
Out & Back · Sycamore Grove Park
Trailhead: 37.62420, -121.75729
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Kingfisher Crossing, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Winery Loop, heading W.
- 150 ftPass Winery Pond.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Arroyo del Valle Regional Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Winery Loop, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Crabapple Pond.
- 250 ftBear right onto Arroyo del Valle Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Winery Loop, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Walnut Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Crabapple Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Wagon Road Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Winery Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Winery Pond.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Arroyo del Valle Regional Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cliff Swallow Bridge, heading E.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Cattail Pond–Winery Pond, 6 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 119 ft
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- The Hobbit Tree–Big Rock Pond, 8 lakes 5.2 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- Big Rock Pond–Winery Pond, 8 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 320 ft
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