Castro Valley Road & Whitehurst Road
12 mi · ▲ 1,863 ft · 4 hr 56 min
Castro Valley Road & Whitehurst Road is a 12-mile out-and-back in Mount Madonna County Park near Johnston Corner, CA. It climbs 1,863 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi436 – 1,526 ft · steepest grade: 21%12.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 36.98645, -121.66414
Nearest town Johnston Corner, CA
Directions
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Castro Valley Road & Whitehurst Road
12 mi · ▲ 1,863 ft · 4 hr 56 min
Elevation 437–1,527 ft
Out & Back · Mount Madonna County Park
Trailhead: 36.98645, -121.66414
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Whitehurst Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 2.2 miBear left onto Castro Valley Road, heading E.
- 1.7 miReach Whitehurst Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading W.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Whitehurst Road, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
- 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 surface
1% gravel99% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:12 PM
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