Cameron Loop Trail & Proctor Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Chabot Regional Park near Castro Valley, CA. It climbs 424 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi249 – 499 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Proctor Trail 37.72354, -122.07897
Nearest town Castro Valley, CA
Directions
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Cameron Loop Trail & Proctor Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 424 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 248–498 ft
Out & Back · Lake Chabot Regional Park
Trailhead: Proctor Trail · 37.72354, -122.07897
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
- Start on Proctor Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Ten Hills Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Cameron Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ten Hills Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Cameron Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Proctor Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Ten Hills Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Proctor Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 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
71% dirt29% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:08 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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