Towhee Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Chabot Regional Park near Castro Valley, CA. It climbs 638 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi230 – 732 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cameron Loop Trail 37.72362, -122.09260
Nearest town Castro Valley, CA
Directions
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Towhee Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 638 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 231–732 ft
Out & Back · Lake Chabot Regional Park
Trailhead: Cameron Loop Trail · 37.72362, -122.09260
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
- Start on East Shore Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Bridge Walk, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Marciel Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Towhee Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Marciel Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Towhee Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Marciel Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Bridge Walk, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto East Shore Trail, heading SW.
- 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
60% dirt5% paved35% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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