MacDonald Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Anthony Chabot Regional Park near Eastmont, CA. It climbs 484 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi614 – 1,112 ft · steepest grade: 15%3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Grass Valley Trail 37.77765, -122.12667
Nearest town Eastmont, CA
Directions
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MacDonald Trail
3 mi · ▲ 484 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 612–1,111 ft
Out & Back · Anthony Chabot Regional Park
Trailhead: Grass Valley Trail · 37.77765, -122.12667
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Grass Valley Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 200 ftSharp left onto MacDonald Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miReach MacDonald Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Grass Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 150 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
83% dirt17% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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