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Anthony Chabot Regional Park

Leona Canyon Regional Open Space Preserve–Escondido Trail, 4 sights

12 mi · ▲ 1,780 ft · 4 hr 53 min

Leona Canyon Regional Open Space Preserve–Escondido Trail, 4 sights is a 12-mile out-and-back in Anthony Chabot Regional Park near Castro Valley, CA. The route reaches Leona Canyon Regional Open Space Preserve at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It climbs 1,780 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi436 – 1,158 ft · steepest grade: 22%12.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Brandon Trail 37.74083, -122.09446
Nearest town Castro Valley, CA
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Leona Canyon Regional Open Space Preserve–Escondido Trail, 4 sights

12 mi · ▲ 1,780 ft · 4 hr 53 min

Elevation 436–1,157 ft

Out & Back · Anthony Chabot Regional Park

Trailhead: Brandon Trail · 37.74083, -122.09446

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Brandon Trail, heading E.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 450 ftContinue straight onto Marciel Road, heading N.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Redtail Trail, heading NW.
  5. 450 ftBear left onto Marciel Road, heading N.
  6. 400 ftContinue straight onto Redtail Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Marciel Road, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Redtail Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Marciel Road, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Redtail Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Deer Canyon Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Brandon Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Escondido Trail, heading SW.
  14. 100 ftTurn left onto Brandon Trail, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Escondido Trail, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Brandon Trail, heading N.
  17. 1.4 miBear left onto Redtail Trail, heading N.
  18. 350 ftContinue straight onto Grass Valley Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ranch Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.7 miTurn right onto Goldenrod Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.6 miTurn right onto Skyline Boulevard Singletrack, heading NE.
  23. 0.5 miReach Leona Canyon Regional Open Space Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.6 miTurn left onto Goldenrod Trail, heading E.
  25. 0.6 miTurn left onto Ranch Trail, heading E.
  26. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Grass Valley Trail, heading SE.
  27. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Redtail Trail, heading SW.
  28. 350 ftBear right onto Grass Valley Trail, heading S.
  29. 0.9 miBear right onto Brandon Trail, heading S.
  30. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Escondido Trail, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Brandon Trail, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftTurn right onto Escondido Trail, heading NE.
  33. 100 ftTurn left onto Brandon Trail, heading SE.
  34. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Deer Canyon Trail, heading E.
  35. 0.2 miTurn right onto Redtail Trail, heading E.
  36. 0.2 miBear left onto Marciel Road, heading E.
  37. 50 ftContinue straight onto Redtail Trail, heading E.
  38. 0.4 miTurn right onto Marciel Road, heading SE.
  39. 50 ftContinue straight onto Redtail Trail, heading SE.
  40. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Marciel Road, heading SE.
  41. 400 ftBear right onto Redtail Trail, heading SE.
  42. 450 ftTurn right onto Marciel Road, heading S.
  43. 0.1 miTurn right onto Brandon Trail, heading SE.
  44. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/brandon-trail-cameron-loop-trail-out-back-7-sights-21-km

Trail surface

85% dirt2% paved1% gravel12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:48 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 9 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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