Driving Directions
From the east (Dublin/Castro Valley), take I-580W towards Oakland and exit at 98th Avenue/Golf Links Road. Turn right on Golf Links Road. Golf Links Road becomes Grass Valley Road. Continue straight through a row of eucalyptus trees and park at the end of the road (where Grass Valley and Skyline Blvd. intersect).
From the east (Berkeley/Oakland), take I-580E towards Hayward/Stockton and exit at 98th Avenue/Golf Links Road. Turn left on Golf Links Road. Golf Links Road becomes Grass Valley Road. Continue straight through a row of eucalyptus trees and park at the end of the road (where Grass Valley and Skyline Blvd. intersect).
Trail Directions
From the parking lot, go through the gate nearest to the road and head down and to the left onto Jackson Grade. At the right of Jackson Grade, turn right onto Cascade Trail. After about 1 mile, Cascade becomes Columbine Trail. A half mile later, you will reach a creek bed. Go left across the creek bed and go up to stay on Columbine. Columbine continues to climb for about two miles, until it intersects at the top of the hill with Honker Bay Trail. Turn left to go up Honker Bay for a short distance, then continue straight onto the paved road that runs through the campgrounds. The road leads to a park kiosk; from here, get onto Towhee Trail, which runs parallel to the road on its right side. Towhee leads straight to Brandon Trail, turn left onto Brandon. Brandon will wind its way down about 3.5 miles to the right at the Stone Bridge. After crossing the Stone Bridge, turn left and go up Jackson Grade back to the parking lot.
Distance ~9 mi
Links East Bay Regional Park District