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Lake Chabot Regional Park

Cameron Loop Trail & Huck's Trail via Towhee Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 809 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Cameron Loop Trail & Huck's Trail via Towhee Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Chabot Regional Park near Castro Valley, CA. It climbs 809 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi230 – 732 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Proctor Trail 37.72511, -122.08717
Nearest town Castro Valley, CA
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Cameron Loop Trail & Huck's Trail via Towhee Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 809 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 229–732 ft

Out & Back · Lake Chabot Regional Park

Trailhead: Proctor Trail · 37.72511, -122.08717

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 72°F / low 56° · precip 8% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

  1. Start on Ten Hills Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right onto Cameron Loop Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Bridge Walk, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.9 miSharp left onto Marciel Road, heading S.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Towhee Trail, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Marciel Road, heading SW.
  8. 350 ftReach Cameron Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 350 ftSharp right onto Towhee Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left onto Marciel Road, heading W.
  11. 450 ftSharp left onto Huck's Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.5 miSharp left onto Honker Bay Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto East Shore Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left onto Ten Hills Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cameron Loop Trail, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Ten Hills Trail, heading NE.
  17. 350 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/cameron-loop-trail-hucks-trail-out-back

Trail surface

81% dirt5% paved14% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 72°F56°
Precip8%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity83%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:35 PM
Sat 73°53°
Sun 68°53°
Mon 86°53°
Tue 82°57°
Wed 72°57° 15%
Thu 91°65°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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