Who knew there was such a picturesque hike right in our backyard?!
This park, less than 10 min away, is a typical East Bay type with lots of brown hills broken by groves of oak, bay and chaparral. The loop was not exhausting but definitely had its steep moments. The best part of the loop was the amphitheater trail with its nearly 360 views of East Bay hills. The bonus was getting to view Mt. Diablo from a completely different side. The start of the trail was through a number of horse ranches and the horses ambled over to look at us inquisitively. We were able to attract a very enthusiastic new member to join us (or more accurately, lead us!) on the hike! This park has a number of other more challenging trails that we definitely need to explore another time.
Old Finley Road - Sulphur Springs Trail - Black Hills Trail - Amphitheater Trail - Old Finley Road
Difficulty:05/10
Total Hike Time:2.38 hr
This park, less than 10 min away, is a typical East Bay type with lots of brown hills broken by groves of oak, bay and chaparral. The loop was not exhausting but definitely had its steep moments. The best part of the loop was the amphitheater trail with its nearly 360 views of East Bay hills. The bonus was getting to view Mt. Diablo from a completely different side. The start of the trail was through a number of horse ranches and the horses ambled over to look at us inquisitively. We were able to attract a very enthusiastic new member to join us (or more accurately, lead us!) on the hike! This park has a number of other more challenging trails that we definitely need to explore another time.
Old Finley Road - Sulphur Springs Trail - Black Hills Trail - Amphitheater Trail - Old Finley Road
Difficulty:05/10
Total Hike Time:2.38 hr
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| I like the downward slopes |
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| Our new member much ahead of us & cheering us to hike fast :) |
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| View from Amphitheater trail |
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| The horse skin glowing as if it got spa treatment and we are sweating :) |
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| Some of us decided to go extra 0.6 miles. A deep decision moment |
Loved it....the enthusiastic new member.:)
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