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Redwood Regional Park 6-mile Loop, Oakland

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Trail stats

Distance
6.34 mi
Elevation gain
1,043 ft
Technical difficulty
Easy
Elevation loss
1,043 ft
Max elevation
1,538 ft
TrailRank 
72
Min elevation
546 ft
Trail type
Loop
Time
3 hours 6 minutes
Coordinates
1045
Uploaded
May 6, 2014
Recorded
May 2014
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near Valle Vista, California (United States)

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Itinerary description

East Oakland's large north-south redwood forest separating the city from its largest reservoir is a great escape, with dozens of accessible and reasonably gradual and wide trails along a steep ridge.

This loop follows the Stream and West Ridge trails.

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Waypoints

PictographInformation point Altitude 645 ft
Photo ofReinhardt Redwood Grove Photo ofReinhardt Redwood Grove

Reinhardt Redwood Grove

Reinhardt Redwood Grove

PictographPicnic Altitude 643 ft
Photo ofOld Church Photo ofOld Church

Old Church

Old Church

PictographInformation point Altitude 677 ft
Photo ofSpanish Sign: Arboles ancestrales

Spanish Sign: Arboles ancestrales

Spanish Sign: Arboles ancestrales

PictographPicnic Altitude 705 ft
Photo ofTrail's End - not really Photo ofTrail's End - not really Photo ofTrail's End - not really

Trail's End - not really

Trail's End - not really

PictographTree Altitude 685 ft
Photo ofRedwoods Photo ofRedwoods Photo ofRedwoods

Redwoods

Redwoods

PictographPicnic Altitude 727 ft
Photo ofBench

Bench

Bench

PictographPhoto Altitude 732 ft
Photo ofTrail under a big canopy

Trail under a big canopy

Trail

PictographFountain Altitude 731 ft
Photo ofFountain

Fountain

Fountain

PictographBridge Altitude 742 ft
Photo ofBridge Photo ofBridge

Bridge

Bridge

PictographDead-end street Altitude 771 ft
Photo ofReal end of trail - for today

Real end of trail - for today

Real end of trail

PictographPhoto Altitude 887 ft
Photo ofTrail

Trail

Trail

PictographPanorama Altitude 911 ft
Photo ofMill and French trail junction Photo ofMill and French trail junction Photo ofMill and French trail junction

Mill and French trail junction

Mill and French trail junction

PictographPhoto Altitude 934 ft
Photo ofFrench Trail

French Trail

French Trail

PictographTree Altitude 975 ft
Photo ofFire Damage to Redwoods

Fire Damage to Redwoods

PictographTree Altitude 1,119 ft
Photo ofDefinitely fire damage to trees

Definitely fire damage to trees

Definitely fire damage to trees

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,130 ft
Photo ofEnglish Trail

English Trail

English Trail

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,119 ft
Photo ofFrench and Madrone trail junction

French and Madrone trail junction

French and Madrone trail junction

PictographTree Altitude 1,176 ft
Photo ofTree Circle

Tree Circle

Circle

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,514 ft
Photo ofFlat Area

Flat Area

Flat Area

PictographTree Altitude 1,528 ft
Photo ofOpen Grove and West Ridge Sign

Open Grove and West Ridge Sign

Open Grove and West Ridge Sign

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,509 ft
Photo ofMadrone and West Ridge junction

Madrone and West Ridge junction

Madrone and West Ridge junction

PictographPanorama Altitude 1,348 ft
Photo ofView of South Bay

View of South Bay

South Bay

PictographPanorama Altitude 1,250 ft
Photo ofWest Ridge Trail View Photo ofWest Ridge Trail View Photo ofWest Ridge Trail View

West Ridge Trail View

West Ridge Trail View

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,219 ft
Photo ofWest Ridge and Chown junction

West Ridge and Chown junction

West Ridge and Chown junction

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,168 ft
Photo ofWest Ridge Trail Photo ofWest Ridge Trail Photo ofWest Ridge Trail

West Ridge Trail

West Ridge Trail

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,113 ft
Photo ofWest Ridge and Tate Intersection Photo ofWest Ridge and Tate Intersection

West Ridge and Tate Intersection

West Ridge and Tate Intersection

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,094 ft
Photo ofWest Ridge and Orchard junction Photo ofWest Ridge and Orchard junction

West Ridge and Orchard junction

West Ridge and Orchard junction

PictographPhoto Altitude 855 ft
Photo ofSteep Trail Photo ofSteep Trail

Steep Trail

Although wide and smooth, the West Ridge Trail gets steep at its south end.

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