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Pinole Valley Watershed

Pinole Valley Multi-Use Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 738 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Pinole Valley Multi-Use Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Pinole Valley Watershed near Christie, CA. It climbs 738 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi292 – 755 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pinole Valley Multi-Use Trail 37.99199, -122.22762
Nearest town Christie, CA
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Pinole Valley Multi-Use Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 738 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 293–756 ft

Out & Back · Pinole Valley Watershed

Trailhead: Pinole Valley Multi-Use Trail · 37.99199, -122.22762

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Bonaire Avenue & Refugio Valley Road stop 290 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Pinole Valley Multi-Use Trail, heading N.
  2. 2.2 miReach Pinole Valley Multi-Use Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 2.2 miArrive 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/franklin-ridge-trail-pinole-valley-multi-use-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Bonaire Avenue & Refugio Valley Road stop 290 m from the trailhead

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