Briones: Lafayette Ridge Trail
There’s a wonderful simplicity of being able to just walk/hike on your own two feet-everything slows down and you can stop to take in nature’s landscape and just breathe. Anyone can do this-always start with baby steps and build up the miles from there!
From sunlit shores to shade-covered hillsides, the East Bay Regional Park District spans more than 119,000 acres in 65 parks, including 1,200 miles of trails in Alameda and Contra Costa counties, offering experiences as diverse as the land itself. (http://www.regionalparksfoundation.org/Trails-Challenge-Guidebook-2015.pdf?erid=629651&trid=5302e90e-3876-491e-9ff9-981862a5d1a3)
This is a list of hikes done around some of the East Bay Regional Parks and EBMUD watershed areas and beyond.
Briones Regional Park:
- Lafayette Ridge Trail 5.5 Miles
- Spengler-Briones Peak-Diablo View Trail Loop 6.5 Miles
- Old Briones Rd-Crescent Ridge-Table Top-Briones Crest Trail Loop 7.5 Miles
- Springhill-Lafayette Ridge-Seaborg-Crescent Ridge-Yerba Buena-Valley-Briones Crest-Sunrise Trail Loop 7.5 Miles
- Briones: Pine Tree-Toyon-Lagoon-Abrigo Valley-Mott Peak-Briones Crest-Old Briones Rd Trail Loop 7.3 Miles
- Briones: Briones Crest-Pereira-Ivan Dickson-Deer Creek-Old Briones Rd-Black Oak-Mott Peak-Abrigo Valley Trail Loop 6.7 Miles
- Briones: Buckeye-Lafayette Ridge-Springhill Trail Loop 2.2 Miles
- Briones: Springhill-Lafayette Ridge-Russell Peak-Mariposa-Buckeye Ranch Trail Hike 5.4 miles
- Briones: Lafayette Ridge Trail Hike 6.1 Miles
- Toyon Canyon-Briones Crest-Briones Peak-Old Briones Rd-Pine Tree Trail Hike 6.1 Miles
- Lafayette Ridge-Russell Peak Trail Hike 7.1 miles
- Blue Oak-Spengler-Old Briones-Briones Crest-Table Top Trail Hike 8.5 Miles
- Briones: Old Briones-Spengler-Table Top-Briones Crest-Valley Trail Hike 7.4 Miles
- Briones: Alhambra Creek-Spengler-Old Briones-Briones Crest-Lagoon-Toyon Canyon-Pine Tree-Orchard Trail Hike 6.4 Miles
Wildcat Canyon-Tilden Park:
- Tilden: Nimitz Way Trail 8.5 Miles
- Wildcat Canyon: San Pablo Ridge-Havey Canyon-Wildcat Creek Trail Hike 8.2 Miles
- Tilden: Curran-Lake Anza-Selby-Wildcat Gorge Trail Hike 5.7 Miles
- Tilden: Meadows Canyon-Nature Area-Wildcat Peak-Laurel Canyon-Nimitz Way Trail Hike 7.5 Miles
- Wildcat Canyon: Wildcat Creek Trail Hike 6.8 Miles
- Tilden: Seaview-Vollmer-Arroyo-Lower Big Springs-Quarry Trail Hike 6.6 Miles
- Wildcat Canyon: Wildcat Creek-Mezue-San Pablo Ridge-Belgum Trail Hike 7.4 Miles
- Tilden: Nimitz Way Trail Hike 8.3 Miles
- Tilden: Meadows Canyon-Wildcat Gorge-Lake Anza-Curran Trail Hike 4.4 Miles
- Tilden: Vollmer Peak-Gillespie Camp-Grizzly Peak-Upper Jordan-Panoramic-Side Hill-Skyline Trail Hike 7.3 Miles
Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline/Crockett Hills:
- Carquinez Overlook-Bull Valley-Eckley Pier Trail Hike 2.8 Miles
- Bull Valley-Port Costa-Pt Carquinez-Carquinez Overlook Trail Hike 5.3 Miles
- Crockett Hills: Edwards Loop-Soaring Eagle-Kestrel-Big Valley-Sky-Wood Rat-Edwards Creek Trail Loop 7.6 Miles
- Rankin Park-Hulet Hornbeck-Franklin Ridge Loop Trail Hike 5.7 Miles
- Carquinez: Hulet Hornbeck-Franklin Ridge Loop Trail Hike 6.8 Mile
- Carquinez Strait: George Miller Trail Walk 4 Miles
- Carquinez Strait: George Miller-Point Carquinez Overlook Trail Hike 6.8 Miles
- Carquinez Strait-Benicia Waterfront Stroll 10.4 Miles
- Carquinez: Mokelumne-Hulet Hornbeck-CA Riding Hiking-Franklin Ridge Loop Trail Hike 7.5 Miles
- Crockett Hills: Edwards Creek-Soaring Eagle-Sugar City-Big Valley-Sky-Wood Rat Trail Hike 7.2 Miles
Mount Diablo:
- Falls Hike Loop 6 Miles
- Summit Hike 10.6 Miles
- Eagle Peak Hike 6.3 Miles
- Mt Olympia Hike 5.2 Miles
- Jackass Canyon-Oyster Point Hike 10.1 Miles
- Wall Point-Pine Canyon Hike 9.8
- Old Borges Ranch-Castle Rock-Pine Canyon-China Wall Trail Hike 7.5 Miles
- Little Giant Loop Hike 10.1 Miles
- Falls Trail Hike 6.3 Miles
- North Peak Trail Hike 9.75 Miles
- Falls Trail Hike & Wildflowers 6.1 Miles
- Mitchell Rock-Black Point Trail Hike 9.3 Miles
- Eagle Peak-Twin Peaks-Mitchell Rock Trail Hike 7.5 Miles
- Grand Loop Trail Hike 7.3 Miles
- Junction-Summit-Green Ranch-Moses Rock Ridge-Deer Flat-Juniper Trail Hike 7.1 Miles
- Back Creek-Meridian Pt-Meridian Ridge-Cardinet Oaks-Wasserman-Donner-Hetherington-Donner Canyon Trail Hike 5.3 Miles
- Mt Olympia Trail Hike 10.4 Miles
- White Canyon-Olofson Ridge Trail Hike 10.3 Miles
- Mitchell Rock-Twin Peaks Trail Hike 5.2 Miles
- Ransom Point-Summit Trail Hike 10.5 Miles
- Fossil Ridge-Rock City-Sentinel Rock Trail Hike 8.3 Miles
- Sharkey-Olympia-East-Mt Olympia Trail Hike 5 Miles
- Three Springs-Mt Diablo Mine-Sattler Trail Hike 8 Miles
- Perkins Canyon-Perkins Creek-Volcanic Dome Trail Hike 6.4 Miles
- Donner Canyon-Cardinet Oaks-Falls-Wasserman-Donner-Hetherington Trail Hike 5.8 Miles
- Donner Creek Falls Loop Trail Hike 6.1 Miles
- Rhine Canyon Mini Falls Cross-Country Trail Hike 3.9 Miles
- Back Creek-Eagle Peak Trail Hike 6.4 Miles
- Donner Canyon-Cardinet Oaks-Olympia-Mt Olympia Trail Hike 10.2 Miles
- Emmons Canyon-Wall Point-Secret-Barbeque Terrace-Stage-Buckeye-Burma-Dusty Trail Hike 8 Miles
- Mitchell Canyon-Black Point Loop Trail Hike 7.6 Miles
- Mitchell Rock-Twin Peaks-Eagle Peak Trail Hike 7.3 Miles
- Donner Canyon-Middle-Falls-Cardinet Oaks Trail Hike 5.5 Miles
- Donner Canyon-Meridian Ridge-Prospectors Gap-North Peak-Summit-Juniper-Deer Flat-Mitchell Canyon Trail Hike 13.8 Miles
- Olympia-Perkins Canyon-Perkins Creek Trail Hike 5.7 Miles
- Mt Diablo: Winter Falls Trail Hike 5.9 Miles
- Curry Canyon-Chase Pond-Hidden Pond-Knobcone Point-Balancing Rock Trail Hike 9.2 Miles
Morgan Territory Regional Preserve:
Martinez-Pinole-Richmond
- Muir Ridge Neighborhood Hike 4 Miles
- Spring Flowers: Hidden Valley-Hidden Lakes Hike 5 Miles
- John Muir NHS: Mt Wanda-Nature Trail Hike 2.7 Miles
- John Muir Land Trust: Fernandez Ranch Hike 4.8 miles
- Point Pinole: Bay View-Pinole Point Pier-Owl Alley-Giant Station Trail Hike-4.2 Miles
- John Muir: Nature Trail-Mt Wanda-JM Nat’l Historic Site Walk 4.1 Miles
- Miller Knox: Nicholl Knob-Crest-West Ridge-Old Country-Ferry Point Trail Hike 5.4 Miles
- Point Pinole-Whittell Marsh Trail Hike 5.9 Miles
- Point Pinole: Powerhouse-Packhouse-Bay View Shoreline Trail Hike 5.4 Miles
- JMLT: Fernandez Ranch-Woodland-Pinole Valley-Vista-Canyon Loop Trail Hike 7.6 Miles
- JMLT: Fernandez Ranch-Black Phoebe-Whipsnake-Woodrat-Windmill Trail Hike 3.6 Miles
- Miller Knox: Nicholl Knob-West Ridge Point-Ferry Point Trail Hike 5.5 Miles
EBMUD-East Bay Trails: North Watershed (Orinda, El Sobrante) & South Watershed (Moraga, Castro Valley)
- San Pablo Reservoir-Kennedy Grove Rec Area Hike 7.1 Miles
- Briones Reservoir Hike 13.3 Miles
- Lafayette Reservoir: Lakeside Nature Trail 6.7 Miles
- Lafayette Reservoir: Upper Rim Trail 6.2 Miles
- Upper San Leandro Reservoir: Riche Loop-Rimer Creek-King’s Canyon Loop Trail Hike 7.3 Miles
- De LaVeaga-Siesta Valley-Seaview-Vollmer Peak Trail Hike 8.1 Miles
- Rocky Ridge Loop Trail Hike 12.2 Miles
- Rocky Ridge-Ramage Peak-Devil’s Hole-Elderberry Trail Hike 10.2 Miles
- Lafayette Reservoir-Rim Trail-Lakeside Nature Trail Hike 9.2 Miles
- Old San Pablo-Inspiration Trail Hike 8 miles
- JMLT: Rocky Ridge-Carr Ranch Loop Trail Hike 8.1 Miles
- Lafayette Reservoir-Nature Trail Walk 6.7 Miles
- EBMUD-Redwood: Redwood-East Ridge-Prince-Stream-Canyon Trail Hike 7 Miles
- EBMUD-Bear Creek Trail Hike 6 Miles
- Old Moraga Ranch-Geissberger Observatory-Victoria Cross Trail Hike 7.1 Miles
- EBMUD: Briones Reservoir-Oursan Trail Hike 9.1 Miles
- EBMUD: Pinole Valley Watershed-Sludge-Goat-Woodrat-Whipsnake-Windmill-Ridge Trail Hike 7.9 Miles
Las Trampas Regional Wilderness
- Rocky Ridge-Ramage Peak-Devil’s Hole-Elderberry Trail Hike 10.2 Miles
- Three Peaks > Eagle-Vail-Las Trampas: Ringtail Cat-Madrone-Corduroy Hills-Las Trampas Ridge Trail Hike 8.2 Miles
- Madrone-Del Amigo-Trapline-Mahogany-Bollinger Creek-Las Trampas Ridge-Sulphur Springs-Virgil Wm Trail Hike 9.6 Miles
- Del Amigo-Virgil Williams-Madrone Trail Hike 5.7 Miles
Concord-Walnut Creek-Lafayette
- Acalanes Ridge Open Space Hike 2.4 Miles
- Lime Ridge: Paradise Valley-Manzanita-Paraiso-Ohlone-Blue Oak-Lime Ridge Trail Hike 6.5 Miles
- Shell Ridge: Ridge Top-Costanoan-Haystack Hill-Flat Top-Hanna Lane-Borges Ranch-Briones Mt Diablo-Coyote Pond-Indian Crk Trail Hike 6.4 Miles
- Diablo Foothills-Castle Rock: Castle Rock-Fairy Lantern-Shell Ridge-Twin Ponds-Hanging Valley-Briones Mt Diablo-Buckeye Ravine-Stage Trail Hike 6.1 Miles
- Markam Nature Park Arboretum-Newell Community Park Walk 5.6 Miles
- Shell Ridge: Bob Pond-Haystack Hill-Sulphur Creek-Deer Lake-Ridge Top Trail Hike 7.1 Miles
- Diablo Foothills: Twin Ponds-Sugarloaf Shell Ridge-Franco Ranch-Hazard-Hanging Valley-Buckeye Ravine Trail Hike 7.4 Miles
Oakland-East Bay Area: Joaquin Miller Park, Redwood Park, Sibley Volcanic Preserve, Claremont Canyon
- JM: Dimond Canyon-Bridgeview-Sausal Creek-Park Blvd Trail Hike 3.8 Miles
- JM: Lower-Upper Palos Colorados-Sunset-Castle Park-Sequoia Bayview-Sinawik Trail Hike 5.7 Miles
- JM: Lower Palos Colorados-Cinderella-Fern Ravine-Big Trees-Sequoia Bayview-Sinawik-Lookout Point Trail Hike 6 Miles
- Redwood: Stream-Chown-French-Starflower-Madrone-Redwood Peak-West Ridge Trail Hike 6.7 Miles
- Redwood: East Ridge-Canyon-Stream Trail Hike 6.2 Miles
- Sibley: Round Top Loop-Volcanic-Quarry-Skyline Trail Hike 3.8 Miles
- Redwood: West Ridge-Bridle-Stream-Eucalyptus-Phillips Loop Trail Hike 7.8 Miles
- Redwood: East Ridge-Stream-Chown-French-Huckleberry Path Loop Trail Hike 10.3 Miles
- Anthony Chabot: Columbine-Honker Bay-Live Oak-Redtail-Cottontail Trail Hike 10 Miles
- Redwood: West Ridge-Bridle-Stream Trail Hike 7.7 Miles
- Claremont Canyon: Stonewall Panoramic-East West-Upper Jordan Trail Hike 6.5 Miles
- Anthony Chabot: Columbine-Lookout Ridge-Cascade-Grass Valley-Jackson Grade Trail Hike 7.4 Miles
East County: Contra Loma Regional Park/Black Diamond Regional Preserve/Round Valley Regional Preserve/Los Vaqueros Reservoir
- Contra Loma: West Shore-East Shore-Old Ranch Loop-Lake View-Ridge Trail Hike 7.6 Miles
- Contra Loma: West Shore-Stewartville Trail Hike 7.7 Miles
- Black Diamond Mines: Railroad Bed-Nortonville-Coal Canyon-Black Diamond-Ridge-Stewartville Trail Hike 9.4 Miles
- Black Diamond Mines: Lougher-River View-Arata Overlook Trail Hike 6 Miles
- Black Diamond Mines: Stewartville-Star Mine-Oil Canyon-Corcoran Mine-Ridge Trail Hike 10.6 Miles
- Black Diamond Mines: Chaparral Loop-River View-Lark-Old Homestead-Acorn-Ridge-Carbondale-Saddle Trail Hike 9.2 Miles
- Empire Mine-Lone Tree Valley-Horse Valley Walk 7 Miles
- Round Valley: Miwok-Murphy Meadow-Hardy Canyon Trail Hike 7 miles
- Los Vaqueros Reservoir Trail Hike 9.9 Miles
- Empire Mine-Lone Tree Valley-Old Slaughterhouse-Horse Valley Walk 7.1 Miles
- Black Diamond Mines: River View-Carbondale-Ridge-Chaparral-Railroad Bed Trail Hike 6.2 Miles
- Los Vaqueros Watershed: Los Vaqueros-Peninsula-Cowboy Cove-Peninsula Crest Trail Hike 9.3 Miles
Danville-Dublin-Pleasanton-Sunol-Livermore:
- Brushy Peak: Laughlin Ranch-Tamcan-Brushy Peak-West Side Loop Trail Hike 6.7 Miles
- Pleasanton Ridge: Woodland-Ridgeline- Bay Leaf-Sinbad Creek-Thermalito-Oak Tree Trail Hike 12.5 Miles
- Augustin Bernal: Pleasanton Ridge-Main Ridge-Kilkare canyon-Sinbad Creek Trail Hike 11.1 Miles
- Brushy Peak: West Side-Brushy Peak Loop Trail Hike 5.1 Miles
- Sunol Wilderness: Canyon View-McCorkle-Cerro Este-Eagle View-Vista Grande-High Valley-Cave Rocks-Indian Joe Creek Trail Hike 7.7 Miles
- Sunol Wilderness: Maguire Peaks Trail Hike 6.4 Miles
- Dublin Hills: Martin Canyon Creek-Donlon Canyon-Calaveras Ridge Trail Hike 7.6 Miles
- Sunol: Ohlone Wilderness-Eagle-Mission Peak-Laurel Loop Trail Hike & Coyote Sightings! 10.5 Miles
- Sycamore Valley: haymaker-Harvest-Sherburne Hills-Tatcan-Sand Hill-Short Ridge Trail Hike 8.5 Miles
North Bay: Napa/Solano Counties
- Skyline Wilderness Park: Lake Marie-Rim Rock-Sugarloaf Peak-Tuteur Loop-Skyline Trail Hike 10.6 Miles
- Lower Oat Hill Mine-Bald Hill-Holms Place Trail Hike 9.9 Miles
- Table Rock-Palisades Trail Hike 12 Miles
- Lynch Canyon-Newell Canyon Open Space Loop Trail Hike 8.1 Miles
- Robert Louis Stevenson: Stevenson Memorial-Mt St Helena-North Peak Trail Hike 10.2 Miles
- Benicia: Southampton Bay Wetland-Dillon Point-Glen Cove Trail Hike 9.4 Miles
- Solano Land Trust: Rush Ranch-Suisun Hill-Marsh-South Pasture Trail Hike 6.1 Miles
SF/Peninsula
- HMB: Devil’s Slide Coastal Trail-Pedro Point Headlands-Poplar Beach 4.6 Miles
- SF City Walk: Mission District Murals-Grandview Park-16th Ave Tiled Steps 9.8 Miles
Marin-Pt Reyes National Seashore
Mendonoma Coast:
- Duncans Landing-Sonoma Coast State Beach Walk 0.5 Mile
- Elk-Greenwood State Beach Walk 1.5 Miles
- Mendocino Village Walk 2 Miles
- Mendocino Headlands State Park Walk 2.5 Miles
- Ft Bragg-Noyo Headlands-Glass Beach Coastal Walk 1.7 Miles
- Ft Bragg-Jughandle State Preserve-Ecological Staircase Trail Hike 5.5 Miles
- Casper-Point Cabrillo Lighthouse Coastal Walk 2 Miles
Central Coast-Santa Barbara County
- Los Osos: Morro Dunes Ecological Reserve Hike 2.2 Miles
- Los Osos: Morro Bay-Black Hill Trail Hike 0.5 Mile
- Los Osos: El Moro Elfin Forest Natural Area Walk 1.3 Miles
- Solvang: Hans Christian Andersen Park-City Walk 2 Miles
Gold Country: El Dorado Cnty
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