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Quarry Lakes Regional Park

Alameda Creek–Rainbow Lake, 6 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Alameda Creek–Rainbow Lake, 6 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Quarry Lakes Regional Park near Eberly, CA. The route passes Alameda Creek, Willow Slough and Rainbow Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi23 – 62 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.56781, -121.99074
Nearest town Eberly, CA
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Alameda Creek–Rainbow Lake, 6 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 22–61 ft

Out & Back · Quarry Lakes Regional Park

Trailhead: 37.56781, -121.99074

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

Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Alameda Creek.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto Western Pacific Trail, heading E.
  4. 50 ftSharp right onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.6 miPass Willow Slough.
  6. 0.3 miPass Rainbow Lake.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Californio, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Californio, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading NW.
  11. 1.4 miReach Alameda Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Californio, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading SE.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto Californio, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miContinue straight onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.7 miSharp left onto Western Pacific Trail, heading NE.
  17. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 0.2 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/willow-slough-willow-slough-out-back-8-lakes-11-km-b996

Trail surface

100% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:48 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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