The title compound, C(14)H(20)O(2), adopts a conformation in which the delta-valerolactone and cyclohexane rings are almost coplanar with one another. The gamma-methyl substituent occupies an axial position with respect to the cyclohexane ring. The delta-valerolactone moiety adopts an envelope arrangement, while the cyclohexane ring exists in a chair conformation.