Brandon Skyline Trail & Towhee Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 718 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Brandon Skyline Trail & Towhee Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Anthony Chabot Regional Park near Castro Valley, CA. It climbs 718 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Brandon Skyline Trail & Towhee Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 718 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 247–825 ft
Out & Back · Anthony Chabot Regional Park
Trailhead: Marciel Road · 37.73528, -122.09607
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
- Start on Marciel Road, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Towhee Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Brandon Skyline Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miReach Brandon Skyline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Towhee Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Marciel Road, heading SW.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:52 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from Marciel Road Trailhead
- Honker Bay Trail 2 mi · ▲ 487 ft
- Towhee Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 538 ft
- Huck's Trail Loop via Towhee Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 499 ft
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