Hike 8 miles in Redwood Regional Park

## Details

SUMMARY
Located in the East Bay Hills and Oakland, CA; a hidden redwood forest lies off Redwood Road just a few miles over the ridge from downtown Oakland. The forest's peaceful groves give little evidence of the park's bustling past – in the mid-1800s the area was the scene of extensive logging to supply building materials for the San Francisco Bay Area. The logging era has passed, and a forest of second and third growth redwoods has replaced those cut down. We will hike the Stream Trail, Bridle Trail, Orchard Trail, French Trail, West Ridge Trail, and Stream Trail for about 8 miles with an overall elevation gain of about 1,200 feet through mostly second and third growth redwood forest in the 1,830 arce Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park, which is part of the East Bay Regional Parks District.

MEETING TIMES AND PLACES
For carpooling, meet 7:30am at 11th and P St parking lot in Downtown Sacramento, and the address is P St & 11th St, Sacramento, CA 95814. Please pay carpool driver the current price of gas per gallon.

For those meeting directly at the trailhead, meet 9:30am at the Stream Trailhead next to Canyon Meadow Staging Area inside
Redwood Regional Park, and one of Google GPS coordinators for locating Canyon Meadow Staging Area is 37.806758,-122.148490. Address for Redwood Regional Park is 7867 Redwood Rd, Oakland, CA 94619.

HIKING INFORMATION AND ESSENTIALS
DIFFICULTY: Moderate to hard due to some hills.
DISTANCE: About 8 miles.

ELEVATION: About 1,200 feet cumulative or overall.

ROUTE: Start at Stream Trailhead next to Canyon Meadow Staging Area, then hike on Stream Trail for .4 mile, then turn left and hike on a connector trail for about 300 feet, then turn left and hike on Bridle Trail for .2 mile, then turn right and hike uphill on Orchard Trail for .4 mile, then turn right and hike uphill and downhill on French Trail for about 3.6 miles, then turn right and hike on West Ridge Trail for about .5 mile, then turn right and hike downhill and on the Stream Trail for 1.9 miles, then turn right and hike on Bridle Trail for .73 mile, then turn left and hike on connector trail for about 300 feet, then turn right and hike on Stream Trail for .4 mile back to Canyon Meadow Staging Area.
You can use AllTrails or Gaia apps or download and print an official map of Redwood Regional Park on the following link; https://www.ebparks.org/parks/reinhardt-redwood

DOGS: Allowed on a leash.

ESSENTIALS: Bring water, snacks/small lunch, hiking shoes/boots, first aid kit, hiking poles for hills if needed, sun protection (hat, sunglasses, etc), warm clothing for cool temps, etc.

REFERENCE: Official information about hiking and other outdoor activities in Redwood Regional Park can be found on the following link; https://www.ebparks.org/parks/reinhardt-redwood
Information about practicing leave no trace principles can be found on the following link;
https://lnt.org/why/7-principles/