Wildcat Creek Trail – Inspiration Point Overlook loop from Emeryville

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Wildcat Creek Trail – Inspiration Point Overlook loop from Emeryville

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Wildcat Creek Trail – Inspiration Point Overlook loop from Emeryville

04:06

54.7km

840m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 32.7 km for 265 m

Open: • April 1-November 1 (otherwise closed)

After 37.0 km for 422 m

Open: • April 1-November 1 (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

14.8 km

Lower Wildcat Creek Canyon Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Unpaved lower section of the trail that merges onto the main park road at the central staging area.

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16.4 km

Wildcat Creek Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This trail begins along a paved fire road before it becomes a smooth, wide dirt road ascending slightly uphill with several singletrack options that branch off to the right along …

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20.7 km

Wildcat Creek Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Wildcat Creek Trail is a packed-dirt trail that is about four miles long. One end of the trail is at Jewel Lake, near the Environmental Education Center, and the other …

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23.8 km

Meadow Canyon & Wildcat Gorge Trailhead, Lone Oak Rest Area

Highlight • Trail

Large meadow with picnic tables next to a roadside parking area. The trail splits a few yards in from the road: Left, uphill, goes Meadow Canyon trail; Right, across a …

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26.3 km

Nimitz Way Trailhead — junction of Curran and Inspiration Trails

Highlight • Trail

At the Nimitz Way Trailhead on Wildcat Canyon Road the paved Nimitz Way meets with Curran Trail and Inspiration Trail. Tilden Park orientation map and restroom at trailhead, currently no water.

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26.4 km

Inspiration Point Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

Overlook down to San Pablo Dam and along the Sam Pablo ridge into the Tilden Nature Area

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27.1 km

Large parking area below steps leading up to a meadow with picnic tables, toilets, and a no-biking sign. Good starting point to ride up Seaview Trail, which begins just a couple of hundred yards uphill off Wildcat Road

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31.3 km

Viewpoint

39.6 km

Sea View Trailhead

Highlight • Trail

At the gate along paved and busy Wildcat Road the excellent wide dirt and gravel double-track fire road begins a long and lovely climb up to Vollmer Peak and meets Grizzly Road at the Railway Park trailhead.

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54.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types