Pinole Valley Watershed

Bear Creek Trail & Old San Pablo Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 485 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Bear Creek Trail & Old San Pablo Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Pinole Valley Watershed near Orinda Village, CA. It climbs 485 ft. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi315 – 614 ft8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bear Creek Trail 37.91086, -122.20450
Nearest town Orinda Village, CA

Directions

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Bear Creek Trail & Old San Pablo Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 485 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Elevation 316–614 ft

Out & Back · Pinole Valley Watershed

Trailhead: Bear Creek Trail · 37.91086, -122.20450

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 72°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

  1. Start on Bear Creek Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right onto Orinda Connector Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old San Pablo Trail, heading NW.
  5. 2.2 miReach Bear Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 3.2 miTurn left onto Bear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  7. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

53% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 72°F52°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity85%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Sun 68°50°
Mon 81°56°
Tue 78°61°
Wed 81°63° 17%
Thu 85°70°
Fri 72°62°

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