AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Castro Valley Road

9.8 mi · ▲ 1,945 ft · 4 hr 14 min

Castro Valley Road is a 9.8-mile out-and-back near Miller, CA. It climbs 1,945 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi430 – 1,125 ft · steepest grade: 17%9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 36.95724, -121.59922
Nearest town Miller, CA
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Castro Valley Road

9.8 mi · ▲ 1,945 ft · 4 hr 14 min

Elevation 430–1,127 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 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miBear left onto Castro Valley Road, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 0.6 miSharp right, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/castro-valley-road-out-back-16-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:12 PM

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