Category Archives: East Bay

hikes in the East San Francisco Bay Area

Surprising Summer Wildflowers at the Regional Parks Botanic Garden

Posted on August 5, 2018 by trailhiker

This was a no-apology wildflower walk at the Regional Parks Botanical Garden in Tilden Regional Park in Berkeley.  Why no-apology?  Well, two days prior I had received a newsletter with an article highlighting two rare clarkia wildflowers that were in … Continue reading →

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Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park – High Ridge Loop and Tolman Peak

Posted on November 26, 2017 by trailhiker

For Black Friday 2017, I decided to participate in REI’s well-publicized #OptOutside campaign by going for a hike in the East Bay.  I had been thinking about returning to Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park in Alameda County to visit an … Continue reading →

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Sunol Regional Wilderness: Maguire Peaks Loop

Posted on November 27, 2016 by trailhiker

This was a pleasant exploratory hike on a trail I’d not previously hiked – the Maguire Peaks Loop Trail – in a park where I have hiked before – Sunol Regional Wilderness, part of the extensive network of parks in … Continue reading →

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Mt Diablo State Park: Wall Point Rd – Pine Canyon loop

Posted on June 8, 2016 by trailhiker

I decided to celebrate National Trails Day this year by hiking in Mt Diablo State Park, where there are over 500 miles of trails to choose from, with a variety of hike lengths and difficulties.  Due to a forecast of … Continue reading →

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Bay Area Ridge Trail: North Garin to Garin Regional Park along Walpert Ridge

Posted on December 15, 2015 by trailhiker

Recently a new segment of Bay Area Ridge Trail opened in the East Bay Hills above the Union City – Hayward area of Alameda County. The new trail extends the Chabot-to-Garin Regional Trail from its previous ending point at the … Continue reading →

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Iron Horse Regional Trail: Monument Blvd to Marsh Dr

Posted on November 22, 2015 by trailhiker

The East Bay Regional Park District has, over its 81-year history, assembled an impressive variety of parks and trails in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, including some 65 regional parks and 29 regional inter-park trails. This was my first visit … Continue reading →

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Los Vaqueros Watershed: Tarantula Run half marathon route

Posted on October 27, 2015 by trailhiker

In the San Francisco Bay Area, one of October’s characteristics is that it is considered to be tarantula season, when male tarantulas are on the prowl for mating opportunities. During a recent long hike on the Ohlone Wilderness Trail in … Continue reading →

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Ohlone Wilderness Trail part 3: Del Valle Regional Park to Sunol Regional Park

Posted on October 20, 2015 by trailhiker

This hike was the third, final, and longest stage in my adventure of hiking the Ohlone Wilderness Trail, a regional trail connecting Mission Peak Regional Preserve, Sunol Regional Wilderness, Ohlone Regional Wilderness, and Del Valle Regional Park. All of these … Continue reading →

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Garin and Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Parks

Posted on June 13, 2015 by trailhiker

After completing a nearly 6-mile hike in Chabot Regional Park, I decided to continue celebrating National Trails Day by doing a second hike in Garin and Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Parks. This second hike was basically another loop, on the … Continue reading →

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Chabot Regional Park: central park loop

Posted on June 12, 2015 by trailhiker

For this year’s National Trails Day, I decided to celebrate the wonderful selection and variety of trails in the San Francisco Bay Area by going on two hikes. The first was at Chabot Regional Park in the Oakland – San … Continue reading →

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