Pinole, California Travel Information

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Pinole - Martinez Loop (Distance: 0.2 mi) Pinole Valley Road and Alhambra Valley Road lead out of Pinole and into the quiet countryside of the Alhambra Valley with its many orchards and ranches. In Martinez is the John Muir National Historic...

Martinez, CA - Road Biking - length:30 mi

Sobrante Ridge Botanic Regional Preserve: Manzanita Grove Trail (Distance: 2.6 mi) There are two places in the East Bay to see rare and endangered pallid manzanita, also called Alameda manzanita: Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve, described elsewhere in this book, and here, a 27...

San Pablo, CA - Hiking - length:2.4 mi

Sobrante Ridge Trail (Distance: 2.6 mi) If there’s one hike in the Bay Area that shows how important the East Bay Regional Park system is, this might be it. Sobrante in Spanish means leftover, or surplus, but this area is anything but a scr...

Kensington, CA - Hiking - length:2.5 mi

Bay Area Ridge Trail: Sobrante Ridge Regional Preserve (Distance: 2.7 mi) Climb to high grasslands and shaded woodlands on a narrow, shady trail from Pinole Valley Park that gains 640 feet in the first mile; on cool days, take the exposed alternate trail from Coach Drive fo...

Pinole, CA - Hiking - length:2.2 mi

Wildcat Canyon Regional Park: San Pablo Ridge Trail (Distance: 3.1 mi) This loop takes you from the lowlands of Wildcat Creek to the high, open slopes of San Pablo Ridge, using the Wildcat Creek, Havey Canyon, San Pablo Ridge, and Belgum trails, and Nimitz Way. You are r...

Richmond, CA - Hiking - length:7 mi

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Richmond Richmond Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6571 yards, par 72 3.3 miles from center of Pinole, California

Franklin Canyon Franklin Canyon Golf Course Public, 18 holes 6761 yards, par 72 4.2 miles from center of Pinole, California

Mira Vista Mira Vista Golf & Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6495 yards, par 71 4.5 miles from center of Pinole, California

Mare Island Mare Island Golf Club Public, 18 holes 6222 yards, par 71 6.2 miles from center of Pinole, California

Tilden Park Tilden Park Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6294 yards, par 70 8.0 miles from center of Pinole, California

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