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.
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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 Sep 20: Fog, high 61°F / low 54° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Redtail Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Deer Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Brandon Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Escondido Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Brandon Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Escondido Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Brandon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Cottontail Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Redtail Trail, heading NE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:50 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:10 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:36 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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