Follow the East Bay Skyline National Recreation Trail along a ridgeline to a broad valley. You'll travel wide trails through second-growth redwoods, descend into a wooded canyon, and climb to open grasslands.

Follow the East Bay Skyline National Recreation Trail along the ridgeline of the East Bay Hills to a broad valley, taking in views of rolling Contra Costa County ridges. You travel wide trails through second-growth redwoods, descend into a wooded canyon, and climb to open grasslands. Forested segments provide relief from warm sun or fog on open ridgetops.

Elevation Gain/Loss 810 feet/1,375 feet one-way

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This trail description is excerpted from the 2019 Guidebook. For details on all trails, trailheads and more buy the book from Wilderness Press.

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