California · Mountain biking

Sunset Trail

0.5 mi
round trip
133 ft
climb
Singletrack
surface
Out and back
route
Jan–Dec
best months

Sunset Trail is an easy, short mountain biking route in Joaquin Miller Park, a city-managed park in California. The trail is an out-and-back that covers about 0.9 miles, with a low point at 1,022 feet and a high at 1,179 feet, which makes for a climb of about 133 feet one way. The most comfortable time to ride is late spring through early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Berkeley show highs in the low 70s from June through September, with only a few wet days each month. That station sits well below the trail, so temperatures on the higher ground run cooler. The trail sits among several other routes and paths. Sinawik Trail is about 0.1 mile away and Big Trees Trail about 0.2 mile, and Chaparral Trail and Sequoia-Bayview Trail are each about 0.3 mile off. For climbing, Grizzly Peak Boulders lies about 5.6 miles away.

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  • Best time to go · Jan–Dec

    Best time to visit Sunset Trail

    Best months: Year-round. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      59° / 43°

      11 wet

    2. Feb

      62° / 44°

      10 wet

    3. Mar

      65° / 46°

      10 wet

    4. Apr

      67° / 47°

      7 wet

    5. May

      70° / 49°

      3 wet

    6. Jun

      74° / 52°

      1 wet

    7. Jul

      74° / 53°

      0 wet

    8. Aug

      75° / 54°

      1 wet

    9. Sep

      76° / 54°

      1 wet

    10. Oct

      73° / 52°

      3 wet

    11. Nov

      65° / 47°

      7 wet

    12. Dec

      59° / 43°

      11 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Berkeley, CA, 6 mi away at 310 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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