Las Trampas — Rocky Ridge Loop
San Ramon, East Bay · near San Ramon · SF Bay Area
Hiking
At a glance
- Difficulty
- strenuous
- Route type
- loop
- Distance
- 5 miles
- Elevation gain
- 1,500 ft
- Time needed
- day
- Best season
- Winter/spring (green hills) · Hot and fully exposed in summer
Permits and booking
- Permit required
- No
- How the permit works
- EBRPD; free (no parking fee). Leashed dogs allowed.
- How hard the permit is to get
- 0 of 5
What is here
- Features
- Rocky Ridge sandstone spine · Wind caves · Big Mt. Diablo views · Quiet wilderness feel
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- No
Hiking detail
- Intl tip
- The first 0.6 mile is the hardest — get it done early, then enjoy the flat ridge.
The guide
A short but stiff climb up a punishingly steep paved pitch, rewarded by a ridgeline that stares straight across at Mount Diablo…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Las Trampas — Rocky Ridge Loop — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 37.8199, -122.0555