Escondido Trail & Marciel Road via Brandon Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 818 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Escondido Trail & Marciel Road via Brandon Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Anthony Chabot Regional Park near Castro Valley, CA. It climbs 818 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Escondido Trail & Marciel Road via Brandon Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 818 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 470–1,016 ft
Out & Back · Anthony Chabot Regional Park
Trailhead: Marciel Road · 37.74177, -122.09359
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Marciel Road, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Redtail Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Marciel Road, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Redtail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Marciel Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Redtail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Marciel Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Redtail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Deer Canyon Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Brandon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Escondido Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Brandon Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Escondido Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Brandon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Marciel Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Escondido Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Brandon Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Escondido Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Brandon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Deer Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Redtail Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Marciel Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Redtail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Marciel Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Redtail Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Marciel Road, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right onto Redtail Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Marciel Road, heading E.
- 200 ftArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:51 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 12 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Marciel Road Trailhead
- Mirador Trail via Brandon Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 447 ft
- Brandon Trail Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 406 ft
- Brandon Trail Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 406 ft
- Brandon Trail–Cameron Loop Trail, 4 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 855 ft
- Brandon Trail–Cameron Loop Trail, 4 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,101 ft
- Cottontail Trail & Marciel Road Loop via Redtail Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 857 ft
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