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Anthony Chabot Regional Park

Cottontail Trail & Escondido Trail Loop via Redtail Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 734 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Cottontail Trail & Escondido Trail Loop via Redtail Trail is a 3.5-mile loop in Anthony Chabot Regional Park near San Leandro, CA. It climbs 734 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi446 – 961 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Redtail Trail 37.75880, -122.10492
Nearest town San Leandro, CA
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Cottontail Trail & Escondido Trail Loop via Redtail Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 734 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 447–962 ft

Loop · Anthony Chabot Regional Park

Trailhead: Redtail Trail · 37.75880, -122.10492

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Redtail Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Deer Canyon Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Brandon Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right onto Escondido Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1.3 miTurn left onto Brandon Trail, heading N.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Escondido Trail, heading N.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Brandon Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto Cottontail Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miBear right onto Redtail Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miThe loop closes 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/cottontail-trail-escondido-trail-loop-6-km-60f8

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:44 PM.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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