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McLaughlin Eastshore State Park

Virginia Street Extension

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Virginia Street Extension is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in McLaughlin Eastshore State Park near West Berkeley, CA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 13 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.86806, -122.31854
Nearest town West Berkeley, CA
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Virginia Street Extension

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 4–13 ft

Out & Back · McLaughlin Eastshore State Park

Trailhead: 37.86806, -122.31854

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

Transit-accessible: Seawall Drive & University Avenue stop 592 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Virginia Street Extension, heading N.
  5. 350 ftReach Virginia Street Extension, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 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/virginia-street-extension-out-back-3-km-3133

Trail surface

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:43 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM — 0 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Seawall Drive & University Avenue stop 592 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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