Brandon Trail–Jackson Grade Trail, 3 sights is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Anthony Chabot Regional Park near San Leandro, CA. It climbs 1,267 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi440 – 1,106 ft · steepest grade: 20%8.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Goldenrod Trail 37.75537, -122.11818
Nearest town San Leandro, CA
Directions
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Brandon Trail–Jackson Grade Trail, 3 sights
8.6 mi · ▲ 1,267 ft · 3 hr 30 min
Elevation 439–1,105 ft
Out & Back · Anthony Chabot Regional Park
Trailhead: Goldenrod Trail · 37.75537, -122.11818
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Transit-accessible: Glen Artney Street & Shetland Avenue stop 570 m from the trailhead
- Start on Jackson Grade Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Brandon Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Grass Valley Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 200 ftSharp left onto MacDonald Trail, heading N.
- 2.4 miReach Brandon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Grass Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Brandon Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Jackson Grade Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 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
85% dirt15% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~101 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Glen Artney Street & Shetland Avenue stop 570 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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