Sunset hikes

A short walk out, the whole show, and back at your car before dark. Times are estimates at a relaxed pace; give yourself extra buffer, especially with kids or in a group.

1. Chapparal Trail & Crystal Springs Trail via Richards Road 0.2 mi away

   Be there by 7:55 PM

   1. Be there7:55 PM
   2. Sunset8:15 PM
   3. Dark8:44 PM

   Your car is right there — dark at 8:44 PM.

   The viewpoint is right at the trailhead

2. Bay Tree Trail–Campground Trail, 4 sights 0.2 mi away

   Be there by 7:55 PM

   1. Be there7:55 PM
   2. Sunset8:15 PM
   3. Dark8:44 PM

   Your car is right there — dark at 8:44 PM.

   The viewpoint is right at the trailhead

3. Bear Gulch Trail & Oljon Trail via Skyline Trail 0.8 mi away

   Be there by 7:55 PM

   1. Be there7:55 PM
   2. Sunset8:15 PM
   3. Dark8:44 PM

   Your car is right there — dark at 8:44 PM.

   The viewpoint is right at the trailhead

4. Old Cañada Road 1.3 mi away

   Leave by 7:54 PM

   1. Leave trailhead7:54 PM
   2. Sunset8:16 PM
   3. Head back8:31 PM
   4. At your car8:32 PM
   5. Dark8:44 PM

   Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 12 min before dark.

   0.1 mi to the viewpoint · 3 min of walkingCar visible from the viewpoint

5. Skeggs Point–Methuselah, 5 sights 1.5 mi away

   Be there by 7:55 PM

   1. Be there7:55 PM
   2. Sunset8:15 PM
   3. Dark8:44 PM

   Your car is right there — dark at 8:44 PM.

   The viewpoint is right at the trailhead

6. Chris Macintosh Trail & Harkins Ridge Trail 1.7 mi away

   Leave by 7:52 PM

   1. Leave trailhead7:52 PM
   2. Sunset8:16 PM
   3. Head back8:31 PM
   4. At your car8:33 PM
   5. Dark8:44 PM

   Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 11 min before dark.

   0.1 mi to the viewpoint · 6 min of walkingTrailhead visible from the viewpoint

7. Morena Sierra–Skeggs Point, 6 sights 1.7 mi away

   Leave by 7:52 PM

   1. Leave trailhead7:52 PM
   2. Sunset8:15 PM
   3. Head back8:30 PM
   4. At your car8:36 PM
   5. Dark8:44 PM

   Back at your car by 8:36 PM — 8 min before dark.

   0.1 mi to the viewpoint · 10 min of walking

8. Grabtown Gulch Trail 1.7 mi away

   Leave by 7:45 PM

   1. Leave trailhead7:45 PM
   2. Sunset8:16 PM
   3. Head back8:31 PM
   4. At your car8:47 PM
   5. Dark8:44 PM

   Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

   0.4 mi to the viewpoint · 28 min of walkingTrailhead visible from the viewpoint

9. Methuselah & Sierra Morena Trail 1.8 mi away

   Be there by 7:55 PM

   1. Be there7:55 PM
   2. Sunset8:15 PM
   3. Dark8:44 PM

   Your car is right there — dark at 8:44 PM.

   The viewpoint is right at the trailhead

10. Resolution Viewpoint–El Corte de Madera Creek Trail, 3 sights 1.8 mi away

    Be there by 7:55 PM

    1. Be there7:55 PM
    2. Sunset8:15 PM
    3. Dark8:44 PM

    Your car is right there — dark at 8:44 PM.

    The viewpoint is right at the trailhead

11. Resolution Trail 1.8 mi away

    Leave by 7:20 PM

    1. Leave trailhead7:20 PM
    2. Sunset8:15 PM
    3. Head back8:30 PM
    4. At your car9:00 PM
    5. Dark8:44 PM

    Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

    1.1 mi to the viewpoint · 300 ft climb · 65 min of walkingTrailhead visible from the viewpoint

12. Bald Knob Trail–Borden Hatch Mill Trail, 3 sights 1.8 mi away

    Leave by 7:41 PM

    1. Leave trailhead7:41 PM
    2. Sunset8:16 PM
    3. Head back8:31 PM
    4. At your car8:47 PM
    5. Dark8:44 PM

    Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

    0.5 mi to the viewpoint · 90 ft climb · 32 min of walking

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