Belgum Trail & Clark Boas Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Canyon Regional Park near El Sobrante, CA. It climbs 923 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi223 – 768 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Clark Boas Trail 37.96218, -122.30211
Nearest town El Sobrante, CA
Directions
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Belgum Trail & Clark Boas Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 923 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 223–767 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Canyon Regional Park
Trailhead: Clark Boas Trail · 37.96218, -122.30211
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:17 PM
Transit-accessible: San Pablo Dam Road & Clark Road stop 453 m from the trailhead
- Start on Clark Boas Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Belgum Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach Clark Boas Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Clark Boas Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:17 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: San Pablo Dam Road & Clark Road stop 453 m from the trailhead
More from Clark Boas Trail Trailhead
- Ridge Viewpoint–Clark Boas Trail, 5 sights 4 mi · ▲ 933 ft
- San Pablo Ridge Viewpoint–Clark Boas Trail, 5 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 868 ft
- Rotary Peace Grove–Clark Boas Trail, 4 sights 10 mi · ▲ 2,240 ft
- Jewel Lake–Clark Boas Trail, 6 sights 11.3 mi · ▲ 2,714 ft
- Ridge Viewpoint–Jewel Lake, 12 sights 11.4 mi · ▲ 2,361 ft
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