Trailstompers Guide to SF Bay Area Trail Running
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The East Bay.

From Milpitas north to Fairfield, the East Bay offers an extensive regional park system with over 1200 miles of trails. The area offers challenging trails with panoramic Bay Area views, only minutes from the bustling urban centers. Click on the links below or use the interactive map to explore the parks and open spaces. Scroll down for a full listing of all of the Favorite Runs, rated by difficulty. For more information on how to work with GPX files, refer to the FAQ page.
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Explore the Parks & Open Spaces in the East Bay:
  • Ed Levin County Park (Milpitas) 🐾
  • Mission Peak Regional Preserve (Fremont) 🐾
  • ​Vargas Plateau Regional Park (Fremont) 🐾
  • Sunol Regional Wilderness (Sunol) 🐾
  • Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park and Augustin Bernal Park (Pleasanton) 🐾
  • Garin / Dry Creek Regional Preserves (Hayward) 🐾
  • Anthony Chabot Regional Park (Castro Valley) 🐾
  • EBMUD South Watershed Trails (Moraga) 🐾
  • Redwood Regional Park (Oakland) 🐾
  • Joaquin Miller Park (Oakland) 🐾
  • Tilden Regional Park (Berkeley) 🐾 - Coming soon!
  • Wildcat Canyon Regional Park (El Cerrito) 🐾
  • Briones Regional Park (Lafayette) 🐾
  • Briones Reservoir - EBMUD North Watershed Trails (Lafayette) 🐾
  • Mount Diablo State Park (Walnut Creek)
  • Black Diamond Mines Regional Park (Antioch) 🐾
  • Morgan Territory Regional Preserve (Livermore) 🐾 - Coming soon!
  • Del Valle Regional Park (Livermore) 🐾
  • Rockville Hills Regional Park (Fairfield) 🐾 - Coming soon!

  🐾  Parks with dog-friendly trails!

 All of the Favorite Runs in the East Bay rated by difficulty.

Easiest:
  • (6.5 miles, 800 feet) King's Canyon Loop in EBMUD South Watershed Trails (Moraga)
  • (6.2 miles, 800 feet) Stream/East Ridge Loop in Redwood Regional Park (Oakland) 🐾
  • (5.1 miles, 800 feet) Briones Peak Climb in Briones Regional Park (Lafayette) 🐾

Moderate:
  • (8.4 miles, 1500 feet) Bottom-to-Top Lollypop in Vargas Plateau Regional Park (Fremont) 🐾
  • (7.4 miles, 1400 feet) Cave Rocks/Little Yosemite Loop in Sunol Regional Wilderness (Sunol) 🐾
  • (6.6 miles, 1200 feet) High Ridge Loop in Garin/Dry Creek Regional Park (Hayward) 🐾
  • (9.8 miles, 1500 feet) Brandon-Redtail Loop in Anthony Chabot Regional Park (Castro Valley) 🐾
  • (7.2 miles, 1100 feet) Havey Canyon Loop in Wildcat Canyon Regional Park (El Cerrito) 🐾
  • (11.0 miles, 1400 feet) Wildcat Peak Loop in Wildcat Canyon Regional Park (El Cerrito)
  • (7.9 miles, 1200 feet) Briones Crest Loop in Briones Regional Park (Lafayette) 🐾
  • (7.0 miles, 1300 feet) Stewartville-Ridge Loop in Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve (Antioch) 🐾
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Moderate-Hard:
  • (9.0 miles, 2500 feet) Monument Peak Lollypop in Ed Levin County Park (Milpitas) 🐾
  • (12.5 miles, 2700 feet) Ed Levin to Mission Peak in Ed Levin County Park (Milpitas) 🐾
  • (7.4 miles, 2200 feet) The Peak in Mission Peak Regional Preserve (Fremont) 🐾
  • (12.0 miles, 2000 feet) Sinbad Creek Figure-8 in Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park (Pleasanton) 🐾
  • (12.9 miles, 2500 feet) The North Side Loop in Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park (Pleasanton) 🐾
  • (10.6 miles, 1900 feet) Big Figure-8 in Garin/Dry Creek Regional Park (Hayward) 🐾
  • (13.0 miles, 1800 feet) The Big Honker Loop in Anthony Chabot Regional Park (Castro Valley) 🐾
  • (15.3 miles, 3500 feet) Rocky Ridge Point-2-Point in EBMUD South Watershed Trails (Moraga)
  • (13.3 miles, 2300 feet) Golden/Graham/French Loop in Redwood Regional Park (Oakland) 🐾
  • (13.2 miles, 1500 feet) Briones Reservoir Loop at Briones Reservoir / EBMUD Trails (Lafayette)
  • (10.5 miles, 1800 feet) Big Figure-8 in Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve (Antioch) 🐾

Hard:
  • (16.2 miles, 3900 feet) Sunol Out-and-Back in Mission Peak Regional Preserve (Fremont) 🐾
  • (18.2 miles, 4000 feet) Rose Peak Climb in Sunol/Ohlone Regional Wilderness (Sunol) 🐾
  • (20.2 miles, 3100 feet) Pleasanton Ridge Grand Tour in Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park (Pleasanton) 🐾
  • (19.5 miles, 3100 feet) The 1 + 2 = 3 Loop in Redwood Regional Park (Oakland) 🐾
  • (10.8 miles, 3000 feet) North Peak Loop in Mount Diablo State Park (Walnut Creek)
  • (12.4 miles, 4000 feet) Murietta Falls in Del Valle Regional Park (Livermore) 🐾

Inhumane:
  • (19.8 miles, 4800 feet) Ohlone Wilderness Trail, Sunol to Del Valle (Sunol/Livermore) 🐾
  • (16.0 miles, 4600 feet) Four Peaks Loop in Mount Diablo State Park (Walnut Creek)
  • (28.5 miles, 4800 feet) Anthony Chabot to Kennedy Grove on the Bay Area Ridge Trail (East Bay)

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​​🐾  Dog-friendly routes!

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