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Sublimotion

Lower elevation hiking trails or trailheads around the bay?

I try to hike with my dogs once a week, especially now with summer arriving. But I will be stuck with an older car through the summer. A car I will not be comfortable with too much uphill driving. So I am wondering if there are any good trails or trailheads around the bay that do not require too much uphill driving to get to? Preferably around the east bay, or south bay even. We usually hike around Redwood Regional Park, and usually drive up through 35th-Redwood. Honestly I am not comfortable driving the old car up that route, especially the long windy uphill Crestmont stretch. Gentler uphills like the one going to Lake Chabot might be ok.

Posted Jun 3, 2016, 11:24 PM UTC

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Ochotona_Princemps•

The Park Avenue entrance to Wildcat Canyon Park is easy to get to.

Accessing the Crockett side of the Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline requires a little bit of hill driving, but not much.

The Grizzly Bay Wildlife Area is a long drive, but entirely flat, with attractive delta scenery and tons of birds.

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benchleyOrinda •

I like that entrance to Wildcat, too - you've got some options for flattish or hilly hikes once you've parked there.

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SublimotionOP•

The Park Avenue entrance to Wildcat Canyon Park is easy to get to.

That's definitely a good one to consider. Thanks.

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7rider•

Windy Hill Trail http://www.openspace.org/preserves/windy-hill with parking off Portola Road in Portola Valley.

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211logos•

Down at the Albany Bulb. Miller Knox Shoreline in Richmond. Coyote Hills. The Palos Colorados trailhead at Joaquin Miller. Hayward Shoreline. Contra Loma trailhead and Black Diamond Mines. Claremont Canyon trail.

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eugenesbluegenesOakland •

Miller Knox is a great suggestion. Zero climbing to get there and some cool trails. I used to work right by there and would take a little hike with my dog during my lunch breaks. Not a huge park, but you could easily put a nice little 3-4 mile hike together.

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MrAkai•

Have you checked out the Lafayette Reservoir?

They are pretty easy to get to and one there there's both a mostly flat and not quite as flat trail.

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SublimotionOP•

Thanks. Forgot about that one. Use to go there quite often to fish.

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benchleyOrinda •

Sections of the Bay Trail should be pretty accessible, if perhaps a bit more urban than you might like.

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SublimotionOP•

Yeah since I am looking more of a "hike". But they are convenient to get to when time is tight.

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raynespark•

If you live near Redwood City... cross over the San Mateo Bridge, exit immediately before the 880 and there is a wetlands trail around those old salt extractor areas, on the north side of Hwy 92. 100% flat.

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