Skyline Gate to MacDonald Gate Please enjoy the Regional Parks safely, and help us Skyline 5.03 miles protect and preserve the parklands by complying Hikers and equestrians may follow the West Ridge 5199 Parkridge Dr, Oakland CA 94619). Also called with park rules and regulations. National Recreation Trail Trail along the higher elevation or split off at French the MacDonald Trail. 37.7904, -122.144 Trail to drop into redwood groves. See the Redwood Safety and Etiquette 16 Bort Meadow Staging Area/Big Trees, Anthony Regional Park brochure for more details. WILDCAT TO LAKE CHABOT Chabot Regional Park – Redwood Rd, Alameda • Stay on trails. Taking shortcuts can be dangerous and causes erosion. 10 Moon Gate, Redwood Regional Park – Skyline County. 37.7775, -122.125 East Bay Regional Park District • Wading and/or swimming in undesignated areas Blvd, Oakland. Also called West Ridge/Bay Area Ridge ebparks.org may be dangerous and may harm the watershed. Trail. 37.8218, -122.187 2950 Peralta Oaks Court • Carry and drink plenty of water. Dehydration Bort Meadow to Proctor Gate Oakland, CA 94605 11 Redwood Bowl Staging Area, Roberts Regional 6.56 miles is a leading cause of injuries on the trail. Tel: 1-888-EBPARKS or 1-888-327-2757 Park – near 10100 Skyline Blvd, Oakland. Take The trail wanders down through Grass Valley, past the • Be prepared for sudden changes in weather Callers with hearing or speech needs, call 711 Roberts Ridge or West Ridge Trail to connect. stone bridge and climbs gently through the forest. After conditions. 2018 is the for Telecommunications Relay Service. 37.8168, -122.18 crossing the road that leads to the Anthony Chabot th • Trails can be slippery, rocky and steep. Proceed Family Campground (camping available), it follows the 50 Anniversary carefully at your own risk. 12 Skyline Entrance, Roberts Park – 10570 Skyline ridge down to the golf course and Proctor Gate. • Wildlife may be present on the trails at any time. Blvd, Oakland – Take Graham Trail to connect. of the National Feeding or approaching wildlife is dangerous 37.8129, -122.176 17 Marciel Rd Day Use Parking accessed at Marciel Trails System Act and illegal. The East Bay Skyline National 13 Big Bear Staging Area, Anthony Chabot Regional Gate, Anthony Chabot Regional Park – 9999 Redwood In his 1965 “Natural Beauty • Bicycles are permitted on designated trails only. Recreation Trail, one of 1,200 designated Park – Redwood Rd. Also called Golden Spike Trail. Rd, Alameda County. 37.7594, -122.105 Message” to Congress, President Horses have the right-of-way on trails. National Recreation Trails in the United 37.7989, -122.154 18 Marciel Rd, Anthony Chabot Regional Park Lyndon B. Johnson inspired • Keep the parks beautiful. Pack out what you States, is part of the historic 1968 National a national “system of trails” for pack in. Leave No Trace. 14 MacDonald Staging Area, Anthony Chabot 37.741, -122.094 Trails System Act. The trail parallels the the American people. Congress Regional Park – Redwood Rd. Also called Big Bear 19 Chabot Staging Area (via the Willow View Trail/ passed the National Trails System Bay Area Ridge Trail, a planned 550-mile Trail. 37.7983, -122.151 Rules Bay Area Ridge Trail), Lake Chabot Regional Park. Act, signed into law by President multi-use trail along ridgelines ringing the • Dogs must be leashed 200 feet from any trail or 22323 Redwood Rd, Castro Valley. 37.7378, -122.076 Johnson on October 2, 1968. San Francisco Bay Area, park entrance. Dogs must be leashed in parking lots, Today, the National Trails System MacDonald Gate 20 Redwood Canyon Public Golf Course Staging picnic areas, developed areas such as lawns and play and the Anza National includes 11 National Scenic Trails Area, Lake Chabot Regional Park – 17007 Redwood fields, and on some trails. They must be under voice Historic Trail, to Bort Meadow and 19 National Historic Trails Rd, Castro Valley. Also called the Brandon Trail. control at all times. commemorating 2.74 miles authorized by Congress, and more 37.726, -122.081 • State law requires that all bicyclists under age 18 Trail passes through willow, oak and madrone groves than 1,200 National Recreation the 1776 East Bay wear an approved helmet while riding on trails as it climbs switchbacks to the ridge, splendid view of 21 Proctor Staging Area, Lake Chabot Regional Park Trails including the East Bay Skyline exploration by Lt. and roadways. Bicyclists and equestrians are also Grass Valley. The trail continues through coyote bush – 17306 Redwood Rd, Castro Valley. Also called the National Recreation Trail. Colonel Juan Bautista strongly encouraged to wear helmets at all times. and grassland as it descends the ridge of Bort Meadow. Brandon Trail. 37.7215, -122.077 Source: Partnership for the National Trail System pnts.org • Smoking is prohibited, except in overnight campsites. de Anza’s expedition. 15 Parkridge Gate (walk in access), Anthony Chabot Bort Meadow, Redwood Rd, 4.4 miles east of Redwood • Drones are prohibited. Regional Park – At the end of Parkridge Drive (near Rd, Oakland; Proctor Gate, Redwood Rd, Castro Valley. Visitors are responsible for knowing and complying with park rules (Ordinance 38). See ebparks.org/rules.

4 6 9 3 Social Media On the cover: Redwood 16 Regional Park, Oakland 14 1 21 Share your hike on the Skyline Trail: #findyourtrail Photo: Deane Little and @trails50 v052518 Trail mileage courtesy of Hal MacDonald, ELEVATION (FEET) ELEVATION DISTANCE (MILES) EBRPD volunteer To help you enjoy the East Bay NORTHERN SEGMENT Skyline National Recreation About the Skyline Trail Trail, hiking routes are divided

he East Bay Skyline National here into seven hikeable sections Photo: Hillary Van Austen Recreation Trail (Skyline Trail) from north to south. All 21 parking 4 T 3 offers one of the most unique and entrances and walk-in access rewarding outdoor trail experiences in points, trail details, downloadable the San Francisco Bay Area. A 31-mile park maps for the Skyline Trail’s 6 continuous path, the Skyline Trail traverses hosting parks, and interesting park 2 5 7 through six of the East Bay’s most historic and facts can be found on the District’s picturesque parks and preserves, sometimes website at ebparks.org. Park maps 1 just steps away from urban areas. Visitors will are available at each park. encounter many delights along the trail including Nimitz Way, Berkeley stunning panoramic city and bay views, the largest remaining natural stand of coast redwood found in the East Bay and historic and geologic Mount Diablo to the east and Mount St. Helena to the bicycles allowed on this portion of the trail. and travel south on Skyline Blvd to Skyline Gate resources. Trail Access Points and Descriptions north. This section of the trail ends at Lomas Cantadas, entrance, Redwood Regional Park. Horses and 5 Old Tunnel Rd Staging Area, Sibley Volcanic Running north near Grizzly Peak Blvd and Tilden Park’s Steam Train. dogs must stay on the Skyline Trail within Alvarado to Inspiration Point Regional Preserve – Quarry Rd, Orinda. Also called to south, the trail Huckleberry Preserve. 7.14 miles the Bay Area Ridge Trail. 37.8565, -122.207 Mendez Alan Photo: begins at historic 4 Lomas Cantadas Rd Staging, Part of the Wildcat Creek, Belgum, San Pablo Ridge trails and – near the Tilden Steam Trains. Also called Seaview 7 Skyline Entrance, Huckleberry Botanic and Nimitz Way. Trail leads through rolling grassy hills 6 Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve Staging Area – the entrance to Trail. 37.8798, -122.222 Regional Preserve – near 7087 Skyline Blvd, and an oak/madrone/bay forest. Along Nimitz Way, Skyline Blvd, Oakland. Also called the Bay Area Ridge Wildcat Canyon Oakland. Hiker only. Take Huckleberry Path once a NIKE missile site access road, there are Monterey, Trail. 37.8475, -122.199 Regional Park to connect. 37.8428, -122.195 Coulter and Ponderosa pines. This four-mile paved Lomas Cantadas to Sibley Preserve in Richmond. road leads to Inspiration Point in Tilden Regional Park. 3.4 miles 8 Pinehurst Walk-In Entrance, Huckleberry From there it Here the trail continues on East Bay Municipal Utility Sibley Preserve to Skyline Gate Botanic Regional Preserve – 908 Pinehurst Rd, 1 Alvarado Staging Area, Wildcat Canyon Regional 2.94 miles leads through District land, crosses over the Caldecott Tunnel (built Orinda. 37.8408, -122.185 Tilden Regional Park, Sibley Volcanic Regional Park, 5845 McBryde/Park Ave, Richmond. 37.9517, in 1937) and follows the old wagon road to Sibley Connecting Sibley and Huckleberry preserves with Huckleberry Botanic Preserve, Huckleberry Botanic Regional -122.319 Volcanic Regional Preserve. For an interesting side trip, Redwood Regional Park, this section is a favorite 9 Skyline Gate Staging Area, Redwood Regional Regional Preserve, Oakland Preserve, Redwood Regional Park, and ends among birdwatchers and native plant enthusiasts. Park – 8490 Skyline Blvd, Oakland. Also called East 2 Park Ave Walk-In Entrance, Wildcat Regional Park see the Sibley brochure, which leads hikers on a self- at Proctor Gate staging area at Anthony Chabot Bicyclists must exit Sibley Preserve at main entrance Ridge/Bay Area Ridge Trail. 37.8318, -122.185 – near 6166 Park Ave, Richmond. 37.9505, -122 . 311 guided tour of long-extinct Round Top volcano. No Regional Park near Castro Valley. There is also a section that crosses East Bay Municipal Utility 3 Inspiration Point, Tilden Regional District land over the Caldecott Tunnel Park, Wildcat Canyon Rd, Orinda. SOUTHERN SEGMENT and Highway 24. 37.9049, -122.245

The Skyline Trail truly embodies the spirit 19 dosRemedios Steven Photo: of the National Trails System Act of 1968 Inspiration Point 8 (trails50.org) which is celebrating 50 years of 9 14 creating outdoor recreation opportunities, to Lomas Cantadas 13 15 promoting resource preservation, 3.04 miles 16 17 providing public access, and appreciating This section reaches its highest 11 12 10 21 the great outdoors and America’s elevation at Volmer Peak (1,913’). 18 history and cultural diversity. Numerous points along the trail 20 offer excellent views of the Bay Area including Mount Tamalpais and the Golden Gate Bridge to the west, Redwood Regional Park, Oakland