Sonoma Overlook Trail

Sonoma Overlook Trail is a nearly 3-mile walking path set onto the hillside backdrop above the City of Sonoma.

Since its inception, the Sonoma Overlook Stewards, an all-volunteer organization, without cost to the City, make possible 1) educational programs for adults and school groups through its docent program and interpretive brochures and signage, 2) all trail maintenance and improvements, and 3) fundraising to support all Sonoma Overlook Trail issues.

A diverse array of native plants and animals grace the gentle grade trail, spectacular views of the town of Sonoma, the Sonoma Valley, and the Bay Area can be found in the meadow at its top. Docent-led hikes are available for students and adults on the weekends. The trail is open to the public for walking during daylight hours.

Sonoma Overlook Trail’s main trailhead is at the entrance to the Mountain Cemetery, off First Street West just four blocks north of the Plaza. The upper trailhead takes off from Toyon Road within the Mountain Cemetery. Dogs, bikes, and horses are not permitted on the trail.

Sonoma Overlook Trail Maps

Overlook Trail Brochure (pdf)
Illustrated Trail Map (jpg)
Trail and Area Map (pdf)
Cemetery Walking Tour (pdf)

Things to Do

Trained docents knowledgeable about the trail’s flora, fauna, and history give walks for 4th-grade classrooms and other groups. To schedule a walk or to become a docent, contact Rosemarie Marks. For information about volunteer stewardship projects, contact Fred Allebach (information below).

Support Your Trail

Sonoma Overlook Trail relies on generous contributions from members of the community. Please lend your support!

If you would like to help with the docent program or the development and maintenance of the trail, please contact us (see contact information below). To help fund our efforts use the donate page for your tax deductible donation, or send contributions to:

Sonoma Overlook Trail
c/o Sonoma Ecology Center
PO Box 1486
Eldridge, CA 95431

The Sonoma Overlook Trail partners with the City of Sonoma, which owns the land. For your tax-deductible donations, Sonoma Overlook Trail is fiscally sponsored by the Sonoma Ecology Center, a California non-profit 501(c)(3).

Sonoma Overlook Trail Contacts

Check out the Sonoma Overlook Trail Stewards website for Montini and Overlook trails!

Sonoma Ecology Center does its work on the traditional territories of the Wappo, Coast Miwok, and Southern Pomo peoples, who have stewarded this land for generations.