Oakland Hills Traverse: Dimond Canyon to Orinda
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 15.41 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,428 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 3,182 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,493 ft
- TrailRank
- 34
- Min elevation
- 66 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 7 hours 46 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2285
- Uploaded
- January 15, 2017
- Recorded
- January 2017
near Dimond District, California (United States)
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Itinerary description
This was a transit to trails one way hike ending up at the Orinda BART station. Starting in Sausal Creek, the hike climbs through redwood and chaparral, crosses above hwy 24, and descends through ranch land.
It combines trails in Dimond Canyon Park (Oakland), Joaquin Miller Park, Redwood Regional Park, Huckleberry Botanic Preserve, Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, and Siesta Valley Recreation Area.
The trails northeast of Huckleberry Preserve were far too soupy in winter (in many places trail segments have become muddy streams). The trail in Dimond Canyon frequently follows the stream bed between the overhead bridge and the culvert. After rains, the creek is high and necessitates frequent rock hopping and bushwhacking along a steep slope. Save this one for cooler days in April-October. Follow the route from West-East in summer as there is no water east of Sibley Volcanic Preserve.
It combines trails in Dimond Canyon Park (Oakland), Joaquin Miller Park, Redwood Regional Park, Huckleberry Botanic Preserve, Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, and Siesta Valley Recreation Area.
The trails northeast of Huckleberry Preserve were far too soupy in winter (in many places trail segments have become muddy streams). The trail in Dimond Canyon frequently follows the stream bed between the overhead bridge and the culvert. After rains, the creek is high and necessitates frequent rock hopping and bushwhacking along a steep slope. Save this one for cooler days in April-October. Follow the route from West-East in summer as there is no water east of Sibley Volcanic Preserve.
Waypoints
Fountain
1,306 ft
Rest stop
Drinking fountain & Latrine
Fountain
1,158 ft
Rest stop
Drinking fountain and bathrooms
Fountain
1,289 ft
Rest stop
Drinking fountain and bathrooms
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