A Double Trail WELCOME! Please enjoy the Regional Parks safely, and help Alameda protect and preserve the parklands by complying with Year opened: 1973 Miles long: 12/12.4 miles The arrival of the Spanish Fages expedition in park rules and regulations. Highlights: The trail is adjacent to Alameda Creek 1772 signaled a time of great disruption for the SAFETY and ETIQUETTE and provides access to Quarry Lakes Regional Rec- Tuibun and their neighbors. In 1775 a Spanish Creek • Stay on trails. Taking shortcuts can be dangerous and reation Area, Coyote Hills Regional Park, and Don survey party noted “paths everywhere crossing causes erosion. Edwards S.F. Bay National Wildlife Refuge. the [Alameda Creek] estuary, most of them • Wading and /or swimming in undesignated areas may Regional Trails Did you know? Shinn Pond, the first gravel pit in heading into the mountains.” In 1776 the de Anza be dangerous and may harm the watershed. California, provided gravel to build the UC Berkeley expedition passed through on its way to establish • Carry and drink plenty of water. Dehydration is a Fremont, Union City stadium – 75 rail carloads for the first order! Mission Dolores in San Francisco, mapping the nearby Coyote Hills before they left. By 1803 and leading cause of injuries on the trail. 1804 the Tuibun entered nearby Mission San Jose • Be prepared for sudden changes in weather conditions. THE TRAIL TODAY Alameda Creek Regional de Guadalupe, which was dedicated in 1797. In • Trails can be slippery, rocky and steep. Proceed Trails follow the banks of Alameda Creek from the 1846 under Mexican governance of Alta California, carefully at your own risk. mouth of Niles Canyon westward to SF Bay – 11 a Secularization Order liquidated mission lands. • Feeding or approaching wildlife is dangerous and illegal. miles on the southern, paved side, and 12.4 miles on Although the Spanish had promised to return these • Bicycles are permitted on designated trails only. the northern, unpaved side. The trail on the south lands to Native people, by 1858 they became part of Horses have the right-of-way on trails. bank provides access to Coyote Hills Regional Park. public domain, with the Tuibun and their neighbors • Keep the parks beautiful. Pack out what you pack in. Making the run west from Niles Canyon along the working as laborers on large Mexican land grants, south-side trail through an additional 3.5-mile loop including the 17,000-acre Rancho Arroyo de la RULES trail in Coyote Hills and back again qualifies in dis- Alameda granted to Jose de Jesus Vallejo, who built a • Dogs must be leashed 200 feet from any trail or park tance for marathon runs. The trail is accessible from flour mill near the mouth of Niles Canyon. The mill entrance. Dogs must be leashed in parking lots, several roadways in the Fremont, Union City, and and the importance of the canyon as a transportation picnic areas, developed areas such as lawns and Hayward areas. route led to growth of Niles in the 1850s, after play fields, and on some trails. They must be under The paved, south-side trail is popular with bicy- California became a state. voice control at all times. clists, hikers, joggers, and runners. Class 1 & 2 ebikes Agriculture supported the now fast-growing • Dogs must be leashed (six-foot maximum) and under are allowed on this trail, but not at Coyote Hills or population. Early roads led to landings where small control at all times on the SOUTH SIDE (paved) trail. Quarry Lakes. ships loaded grain and other foodstuffs for transport • Dogs may be off leash but must remain under voice The unpaved north-side trail is designed for to market. Completion of the transcontinental control and within sight at all times on the NORTH horseback riding. There is no direct access to Central Pacific Railroad through Niles Canyon in SIDE (unpaved) trail (including Shinn Pond). Coyote Hills Regional Park from the north-side trail. 1869, and the Western Pacific in 1906, expanded the • Dog owners are responsible for picking up and PLEASE RESPECT PRIVATE PROPERTY of house- shipment of goods. properly disposing of their dog waste. holds along the trail. Bicyclists under age 18 must Movie-making briefly came to the Niles District • Bicycles must yield to pedestrians. Speed limit is wear an approved helmet, and all other bicyclists during World War I with the Essanay production 15 mph. and all equestrians are strongly encouraged to wear studio, featuring Charlie Chaplin, Gilbert M. • HORSES must stay on the NORTH SIDE a helmet. Riders should call out or sound a warning “Broncho Billy” Anderson, the first film-hero (unpaved side) of the trail and on designated trails when overtaking other trail users. cowboy, and others. at all times. HISTORY The Ohlone-speaking Tuibun tribe Quarrying for gravel began early, with gravel Visitors are responsible for knowing and complying thrived for many generations in the place now known taken from today’s Quarry Lakes Regional with park rules (Ordinance 38).  as the Fremont Plain. Some Tuibun married nearby Recreation Area used in the construction of the See www.ebparks.org/rules. Causens (also known as Patlans), a tribe or single vil- transcontinental railroad. Directly west of Quarry lage in the present-day Sunol Valley. Lake’s entrance gate, you can see a small segment of Alameda Creek enveloped in the type of streamside vegetation that once existed along the entire POLICE, FIRE, MEDICAL EMERGENCY...... 9-1-1 watershed, Alameda County’s largest. At nearby East Bay Regional Park District PARK POLICE (evenings/weekends)...... (510) 881-1833 Coyote Hills Regional Park you can participate in 2950 Peralta Oaks Court, ALAMEDA CREEK TRAIL OFFICE...... (510) 544-3137 programs with and about area Ohlones. Phone (510) Oakland, CA 94605-0381 QUARRY LAKES REGIONAL REC. AREA OFFICE 1-888-327-2757 (TRS 711) 544-3220 or visit www.ebparks.org to learn more ...... 1-888-327-2757, option 1, ext. 4552 www.ebparks.org Rev. 5/2021 about these programs, including an opportunity to visit a more than 2,000-year-old Tuibun village site. Hesperia HESPERIAN ST. 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