Address: | 560 Hemme Ave, Alamo, CA 94507, USA |
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Postal code: | 94507 |
This is a great local trailhead, particularly beautiful in the fall when the leaves change. Come back in winter when the creek is flowing. There are plenty of mushrooms and swapmy creatures like salamanders that one can find if they're keeping their eyes peeled. A lot of kids come here to drink and smoke pot, often evident by leftover booze or candy wrappers, but for the most part it's serene and mostly clean. There are mutiple different paths you can take, ranging from very minor elevation to some pretty steep areas. If you stick to the main trail it's a pretty easy romp through the woods. The higher you climb in elevation, the better the view, obviously. A hidden gem.
I grew up on Holiday drive, we crawled all over every inch of those hills for many years, we caught orange newts and racer snakes, saw king snakes and even found a big fat dark scorpion once but, never saw a rattle snake so, I dispute that comment on one of these posts. There are lots of Rattle snakes on the foothills of Mt. Diablo but we never saw any in these hills.
Great place to short hike, limited parking lot
Small parking lot. There are three trails you could take once past the gate. The middle follows a creek into the hills. You will see rattle snakes in the summer and fall, newts in the spring. The side trails can be strenuous but you will be rewarded with great vista of the valley below and Mount Diablo.