Castro Valley Road

8.4 mi · ▲ 1,496 ft · 3 hr 33 min

Castro Valley Road is an 8.4-mile out-and-back near Miller, CA. It climbs 1,496 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi509 – 1,125 ft · steepest grade: 17%8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 36.95724, -121.59922
Nearest town Miller, CA

Directions

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Castro Valley Road

8.4 mi · ▲ 1,496 ft · 3 hr 33 min

Elevation 507–1,127 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 36.95724, -121.59922

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 1.3 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right onto Castro Valley Road, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miReach Castro Valley Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.6 miSharp left, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  15. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 1.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  17. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:12 PM

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