Roam rolling ridgelands in northern Contra Costa County on a trail named for longtime East Bay Regional Open Space District planner and trail enthusiast Hulet Hornbeck.

Roam rolling ridgelands in northern Contra Costa County following the old California Riding and Hiking Trail, a round-the-state trail system planned in the mid-twentieth century, and the Carquinez Strait Scenic Loop Trail. The route follows wide, unpaved service roads along the exposed ridge south of the Carquinez Strait to the Franklin Valley, and then enters the national historic site and climbs Mount Wanda, a hilltop that John Muir and his daughters often visited. Some short sections are steep, but the ridgetops offer terrific views in all directions.

Elevation Gain/Loss 1,025 feet/485 feet

OuterSpatial Mobile Maps:
Carquinez Strait to John Muir National Historic Site including Mt Wanda
Mount Wanda only

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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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