Columbine Trail–Lost Ridge Trail, 3 sights is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Chabot Regional Park near Castro Valley, CA. It climbs 1,942 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi230 – 732 ft · steepest grade: 22%9.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ten Hills Trail 37.72141, -122.09519
Nearest town Castro Valley, CA
Directions
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Columbine Trail–Lost Ridge Trail, 3 sights
9.3 mi · ▲ 1,942 ft · 4 hr 4 min
Elevation 231–732 ft
Out & Back · Lake Chabot Regional Park
Trailhead: Ten Hills Trail · 37.72141, -122.09519
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start on Ten Hills Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto East Shore Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Bridge Walk, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn 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.
- 1 miBear left onto Lost Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Columbine Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Two Rocks Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Columbine Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bass Cove Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Columbine Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Quail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Bass Cove Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Columbine Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Two Rocks Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Columbine Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Lost Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Quail Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Towhee Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Marciel Road, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Bridge Walk, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto East Shore Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Ten Hills Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
61% dirt2% paved37% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Ten Hills Trail Trailhead
- Honker Bay Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 287 ft
- Towhee Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 800 ft
- Huck's Trail via Honker Bay Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 549 ft
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