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Pinole Valley Watershed

Pinole Valley Multi-Use Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,216 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Pinole Valley Multi-Use Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Pinole Valley Watershed near Herpoco, CA. It climbs 1,216 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi217 – 778 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.99448, -122.27792
Nearest town Herpoco, CA
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Pinole Valley Multi-Use Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,216 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Elevation 215–779 ft

Out & Back · Pinole Valley Watershed

Trailhead: 37.99448, -122.27792

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

Transit-accessible: Turquoise Drive & Jade Court stop 364 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 3.2 miReach Pinole Valley Multi-Use Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 3.2 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miArrive 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/pinole-valley-multi-use-trail-out-back-12-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:50 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Turquoise Drive & Jade Court stop 364 m from the trailhead

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