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Pinole Valley Watershed

Orinda Connector Trail via Old San Pablo Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 181 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Orinda Connector Trail via Old San Pablo Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Pinole Valley Watershed near Cragmont, CA. It is mostly level, with 181 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi318 – 427 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.91428, -122.23422
Nearest town Cragmont, CA
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Orinda Connector Trail via Old San Pablo Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 181 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 317–425 ft

Out & Back · Pinole Valley Watershed

Trailhead: 37.91428, -122.23422

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftSharp right onto Old San Pablo Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Orinda Connector Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miReach Orinda Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old San Pablo Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miSharp left, heading NW.
  8. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/orinda-connector-trail-out-back-6-km-643b

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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