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Mile:
0.0: Start at the south corner of the parking lot, on signed West Ridge Trail.
0.5: Junction with French Trail. Continue straight on West Ridge.
1.1: Junction. Turn left onto Tres Sendas.
1.45: Tres Sendas meets French Trail at a signed junction. Continue left/straight.
1.55: Junction. Continue to the right on Tres Sendas.
1.8: Star Flower Trail departs uphill on the right. Continue downhill to the left on Tres Sendas.
1.85: Junction. Turn right onto Stream Trail.
2.3: Junction. Turn left onto Prince Road.
2.65: Trail ends at a signed junction. Turn left onto East Ridge Trail.
2.9: Junction. East Ridge Trail continues straight. Turn left onto Phillips Loop Trail.
3.2: Phillips Loop Trail crosses Eucalyptus Trail at a signed junction. Continue straight on Phillips Loop Trail.
3.9: Trail ends at a junction. Turn left onto East Ridge Trail.
3.9: Junction with path heading toward Huckleberry. Continue straight on East Ridge Trail.
4.05: Back at the trailhead.
Getting there:
• From CA 24 in Alameda County, exit CA 13 south (exit 5). After about 3 miles, exit at Lincoln/Joaquin Miller (exit 2). At the foot of the exit ramp, make a left, then take the next left, and then go straight onto Joaquin Miller. Drive uphill about 1 mile, then turn left onto Skyline (there's a brown parks sign before the turn, and a traffic light). Drive about 3 miles (past the Chabot Space Center), then turn right into the parking lot of the Skyline Gate Staging Area.
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• From CA 24 in Contra Costa County, exit Fish Ranch Road (if you're driving eastbound on 24, this is exit 7a, the first exit after the tunnel -- stay in the right lane). Drive uphill on Fish Ranch Road about 1 mile, then turn left onto Grizzly Peak Blvd. Drive 2.4 miles, then turn left onto Skyline Boulevard. Drive 2 miles on Skyline Boulevard, then turn left into the parking lot of the Skyline Gate Staging Area.
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