Sonoma Overlook Trail Photos

Overlooking the City of Sonoma. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Coppertone leads the way on the trail towards the point overlooking the city. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

About halfway up Shocken Hill, looking towards Sonoma Mountain. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Looking over Sonoma from the trail. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Heading back down the mountain towards the trailhead. Note the hillside vineyard in the distance. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Despite the cloud cover and gloomy conditions we could see clearly across the Bay. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Coppertone hikes the loop at the top of the trail with the town of Sonoma to the right. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Looking west toward Sonoma Mountain. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Smaller sets of stairs to make the footing more secure and cut down on wear and tear. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

One of the many sets of stairs added during the recent repair work done by volunteers on the trail. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Hikers in the distance completing the upper loop with a winery in the background. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Coppertone walks around the upper loop overlooking Sonoma Valley. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

The clearest view of Sonoma from the top of the trail. Off in the distance you can see Sonoma Mountain and even Mount Tamalpais. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Near the peak of Schocken Hill the trail makes a loop. The town of Sonoma can be seen to the right. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

A view of the trail with a winery visible in the distance on the opposite slope. There were a few workers in the field tending to the plants that day. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

The display at the trailhead. The group pictured here were the docents who had just finished up their tours for neighborhood school groups. (Photo by Austin Explorer)