Bay Area Hiker: Point Isabel Point Isabel Regional Shoreline and Bay Trail

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Mile:
0.0: Start at the west edge of the parking lot, at a gate near the handicapped parking spots. Begin on a paved (unnamed) trail. A rough trail heads up a landscaped mound, but continue straight to a junction at about 220 feet. Turn left.
0.5: Channel Trail ends at the western parking lot. Retrace your steps back to the trailhead.
1.0: Back at the trailhead, walk to the eastern edge of the lot, then turn left onto paved Bay Trail.
1.55: Unmarked junction. A trail heads right to South 51st Street. Continue straight.
2.1: Junction near a residential neighborhood. This is the turnaround point. Retrace your steps to the parking lot.
3.3: Back at the trailhead.

Getting there:
From I 580 in Contra Costa County, exit Central Avenue (this is exit 12, the first 580 exit north of the 80 split). Drive west one block, then turn right onto Rydin Road. Drive to the parking lot at the end of the road.

GPS Coordinates* for Trailhead:
Latitude 37°54'10.72"N
Longitude
122°19'12.05"W
(* based on Google Earth data, shown as degrees, minutes, seconds)


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