Brandon Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 432 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Brandon Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Anthony Chabot Regional Park near Eastmont, CA. It climbs 432 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Brandon Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 432 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 436–612 ft
Out & Back · Anthony Chabot Regional Park
Trailhead: Brandon Trail · 37.77698, -122.12703
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start on Brandon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Redtail Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Grass Valley Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Brandon Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Redtail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Brandon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
Other ways to reach this destination
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