Huck's Trail Loop via Towhee Trail is a 2.6-mile loop in Anthony Chabot Regional Park near Castro Valley, CA. It climbs 499 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi230 – 732 ft · steepest grade: 24%2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Marciel Road 37.73687, -122.09503
Nearest town Castro Valley, CA
Directions
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Huck's Trail Loop via Towhee Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 499 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 229–732 ft
Loop · 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 Huck's Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Huck's Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Marciel Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Towhee Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 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.
Trail surface
93% dirt6% paved1% 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.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Marciel Road Trailhead
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- Towhee Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 538 ft
- Brandon Skyline Trail & Towhee Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 718 ft
- Towhee Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 714 ft
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