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Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park

Shady Creek Trail & Turtle Pond Trail via Ridgeline Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 1,969 ft · 4 hr 37 min

Shady Creek Trail & Turtle Pond Trail via Ridgeline Trail is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park near Dublin, CA. It climbs 1,969 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi532 – 1,506 ft · steepest grade: 16%11.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.67885, -121.92986
Nearest town Dublin, CA
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Shady Creek Trail & Turtle Pond Trail via Ridgeline Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 1,969 ft · 4 hr 37 min

Elevation 530–1,506 ft

Out & Back · Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park

Trailhead: 37.67885, -121.92986

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:14 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 1.6 miBear left onto North Ridge Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right onto Turtle Pond Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Sinbad Creek Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Shady Creek Trail, heading E.
  7. 300 ftBear left onto Bay Leaf Trail, heading E.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridgeline Trail, heading NE.
  9. 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miReach Turtle Pond Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Bay Leaf Trail, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Shady Creek Trail, heading SW.
  15. 250 ftBear right onto Sinbad Creek Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Turtle Pond Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.7 miTurn left onto North Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  19. 1.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mariposa-trail-out-back-295d

Trail surface

35% dirt12% gravel53% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~87 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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