Honker Bay Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Anthony Chabot Regional Park near Castro Valley, CA. It climbs 487 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi230 – 732 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Marciel Road 37.73687, -122.09503
Nearest town Castro Valley, CA
Directions
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Honker Bay Trail
2 mi · ▲ 487 ft · 55 min
Elevation 231–732 ft
Out & Back · Anthony Chabot Regional Park
Trailhead: Marciel Road · 37.73687, -122.09503
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
- Start on Marciel Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Bridge Walk, heading S.
- 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Marciel Road, heading N.
- 50 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% dirt1% paved3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:53 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 12 min before dark.
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