California

Bay Area Ridge Trail - 02 - East Bay

in California · centroid 20 mi from San Francisco

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Bay Area Ridge Trail - 02 - East Bay
Photo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).
States
California
Network
Regional (rwn)
Maintained by
The Bay Area Ridge Council
Reference
BAR
Centroid nearest city
San Francisco, CA · 20 mi · ~35 min drive
Centroid coords
37.7531°, -122.0564°
OSM relation
13042111
From Wikipedia: The Bay Area Ridge Trail is a multi-use trail along the hill and mountain ridgelines surrounding the San Francisco Bay Area, in Northern California. It is planned to extend 550 miles (890 km); As of May 2025, 427 miles (687 km) have been established. When complete, the trail will connect over seventy-five parks and open spaces. The trail is being developed to provide access for hikers, runners, mountain bicyclists, and equestrians. It is intended to be accessible through trailheads near major population centers, but the trail extends into more remote areas. The first trail section was dedicated on May 13, 1989. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Bay Area Ridge Trail, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Plan your hike

Practical notes

Maps + permits: long-distance trails like this often require permits for through-hiking, backcountry camping, or specific sections (especially in National Parks). Check with the maintaining organisation listed above and the relevant land manager before booking travel.

Water + supplies: water sources vary seasonally on most U.S. trails. Carry a filter and consult current trail-condition reports — through-hiker journals (PCT-L, AT Reddit, etc.) and the maintaining organisation publish regular updates.

When to go: hiking seasons vary widely with elevation, latitude, and snowpack. Through-hikers traditionally start the AT in March-April (Springer northbound) and the PCT in late April (Campo northbound). High-elevation western trails (CDT, JMT, Wonderland) generally aren't passable until July.

If you've hiked Bay Area Ridge Trail - 02 - East Bay and have current notes (water sources, trail closures, permit changes), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn.

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Sources

Public data + curation

Trail data on this page is compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), the maintaining organisation's public-facing materials, and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA where excerpts are quoted). Distance, terminus, and descriptive text for nationally-designated trails are hand-curated from federal land-manager websites and trail-association sources. We do not modify the underlying data; this page presents what is already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page.