1.3 miles to EBMUD WATERSHED San Pablo Dam Tilden Regional Park Road and San To San Pablo Dam Road/ EBMUD land. No dogs. Pablo Reservoir. Camino Pablo, Hwy. 24, EBMUD hiking permit El Sobrante, Orinda Village. Nimitz Way/Curran/Meadows Canyon/Wildcat Gorge Trails required: (510) 287-0459 AMERICAN DISCOVERY TR. / Length: MOKELUMNE COAST-TO-CREST TR. 3.1-mile round trip INSP IR .13 A INSPIRATION POINT 900 T Location: .62 I Berkeley O D L N A 1000 O Intensity: TRAIL R NIMITZ Easy to Moderate IN L E NATIONAL TR N SKY AIL O

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Coast to Crest Trail, and Bay Area Ridge Trail; an interpretive panel at the start LOOP GORGE T L LONE OAK WILDCA .07 .23 E RO .15 R AD MERRY- BUCKEYE .04 Lake Anza of the route gives more detail on the trails’ histories and locations. Wildcat Gorge U LITTLE BROOK A GO-ROUND L FARM Swimming RD. WILDCAT NOOK OK SPILLWAY Trail is one of the most scenic trails in the Bay Area and the creek itself O CAROUSEL R ORCHARD LONE STREAM B is designated a resource protection area to enhance the habitat for rainbow OAK ACACIA RD. MEADOWS DR IVE L . RYTR. A RD .36 trout and California newts. MEMO K A K E Z R FERN AN BIG CENTRA A CANY L P AT O Trail Directions: .30 LEAF C N From Inspiration Point, walk through the gates and take an D R IL D ENVIRONMENTAL . SELBY W immediate left onto Curran Trail. Follow the short, steep downgrade and then veer EDUCATION TRAIL P CENTER A 1.05 ROAD RK HILLS RO right onto Meadows Canyon Trail for a gradual, pleasant descent. Meadows Canyon CA AD E NYO V N

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Contour interval 20 feet Driving Directions: From Hwy. 24 west: Exit in Orinda at Camino Pablo Rd./ Featured Trail--Hiker, Horse, Bike Moraga Way; head north on Camino Pablo for approximately 2 ½ miles; go left Hiker, Horse, Bicycle Trail Parking Res. Camp on Wildcat Canyon Rd.–there is a traffi c light at this intersection; continue up Hiker, Horse Trail Drinking Water Picnic Wildcat Canyon Rd. for approximately 2 miles to the Inspiration Point parking Hiker Only Trail Restrooms Horse Water lot–on the right. .28 Mileage Between Points Information Gate From I-80: Take the exit for Albany/Buchanan St. and turn left onto Cleveland Ave.; stay on Buchanan and continue straight as Buchanan becomes Marin Ave.; continue Park Hours: 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Marin through the traffi c circle and up the hill before turning right on Grizzly Fees: Peak Blvd.; turn left on Shasta Rd. and go into the park’s Shasta gate; make a slight None right onto Wildcat Canyon Rd. and park in the lot for Inspiration Point. Website: www.ebparks.org/parks/tilden

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