Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park
Equestrian Trail & Thermalito Trail via Ridgeline Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 664 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Equestrian Trail & Thermalito Trail via Ridgeline Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park near Kilkare Woods, CA. It climbs 664 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,247 – 1,542 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ridgeline Trail 37.62591, -121.90207
Nearest town Kilkare Woods, CA
Directions
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Equestrian Trail & Thermalito Trail via Ridgeline Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 664 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 1,248–1,540 ft
Out & Back · Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park
Trailhead: Ridgeline Trail · 37.62591, -121.90207
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left onto Ridgeline Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Thermalito Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Ridgeline Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Equestrian Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Ridgeline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 500 ftReach Thermalito Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Equestrian Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Ridgeline Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Thermalito Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ridgeline Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
96% dirt3% gravel1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:14 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Ridgeline Trail Trailhead
- Front 9–Longview Trail Loop, 4 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,307 ft
- Longview Trail–Thermalito Trail Loop, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 1,223 ft
- Equestrian Trail–Front 9 Loop, 5 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,293 ft
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