Near Bay Area Ridge Trail: Kennedy Grove to Tilden Regional Park
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Bay Area Ridge Trail: Kennedy Grove to Tilden Regional Park

3.0 (1 Rating)
A varied section of the Bay Area Ridge Trail.
5.3
mi
Distance
1,025
ft
Gain
easy
Difficulty
Views

Route Details

Flatter
Steeper
5.35mi
Distance
1,025ft
Elevation Gain
417ft
Elevation Loss
25%
Max Grade
1,071ft
High Point
161ft
Low Point
Path Type
Point to Point
Description
Within three parks and a watershed property, this route passes through diverse landscapes and takes in far-flung views of the Bay Area. It starts in a shady eucalyptus grove, skirts San Pablo Reser- voir, climbs a wide watershed trail through grasslands to San Pablo Ridge, and then follows a paved ridgecrest trail to Inspiration Point. This is the beginning of a 46-mile contiguous stretch of the Bay Area !Ridge Trail to Garin Regional Park. This trail description is excerpted from the 2019 Bay Area !Ridge Trail Guidebook. For details on all trails, trailheads and more buy the book from Wilderness Press.

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