Cameron Loop Trail & Huck's Trail Loop via Towhee Trail is a 3.8-mile loop in Lake Chabot Regional Park near Castro Valley, CA. It climbs 720 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi230 – 732 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Towhee Trail 37.73556, -122.09909
Nearest town Castro Valley, CA
Directions
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Cameron Loop Trail & Huck's Trail Loop via Towhee Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 720 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 229–732 ft
Loop · Lake Chabot Regional Park
Trailhead: Towhee Trail · 37.73556, -122.09909
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
- Start on Towhee Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Marciel Road, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Huck's Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Honker Bay Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto East Shore Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Huck's Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ten Hills Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cameron Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Bridge Walk, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Marciel Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Towhee Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
81% dirt4% paved15% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:44 PM.
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More from Towhee Trail Trailhead
- Quail Trail via Towhee Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 253 ft
- Towhee Trail Loop 3 mi · ▲ 580 ft
- Towhee Trail Loop 3 mi · ▲ 580 ft
- Cameron Loop Trail–Huck's Trail, 3 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 985 ft
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