Golden Spike, Bridle Trail, Chown Trail, Montinero Trail Loop is a 7.7 mile moderately trafficked loop trail located near Oakland, California that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round.
October 14, 2020September 27, 2020lots of confusing trails
September 26, 2020Shade Seeker review - 8:45a start - excellent coverage and very pretty. Popular on weekends.
June 14, 2020October 8, 2019Lovely trail good amount of flat, uphill & downhill. Good range of scenery. Great few hours walking
August 3, 2019This is much longer than the 7.7 miles indicated. Going counterclockwise the main uphill is towards the end of the hike. This was enjoyable and a sunny day is most of the hike was in the shade.
July 28, 2019Wow that was good! This trail can give anyone a great workout! Just fair warning there are a lot of ups and downs and it is longer than it says it was. I use AllTrails a lot and this is the first time the map was off. So watch out because getting unto another trail can be a bit tricky. If you want a trail that is 7.5 miles then from the bridle trail i would get onto the orchard trail to tate and back to golden spike.
June 6, 2019Great trail, but it’s not 7.7 miles. We tracked at 9.4 following the same route. .22 of that was following an adjacent trail to find a place to sit for lunch, but the rest was following this route. Luckily the extra mileage wasn’t a problem for my 12 year old and his friend or myself, but my 9 year old was running on empty and dragging for that last surprise mile.
December 31, 2018Sweet trail
September 16, 2018Nice hike with lots of shade. Ended up being a bit longer - I tracked close to 9 Miles. There is a paved parking lot with space for 30-40 cars and I found a spot easily on Sat afternoon. There are some inclines but mostly just short bursts. Very easy to get lost because there are a lot of trails - make sure you’re constantly checking your AllTrails map. There was a port-a-potty in the parking lot as well as one half way through (and some picnic tables). Not many people on the trail.
June 2, 2018
First to ReviewWe made a small wrong turn and it ended up being an 11 mile hike. Overall very pretty and nicely shaded. Blue jays, lizards, flowers, and horses at the end of the Golden Spike trail. Water refill and bathrooms in the middle of the hike was VERY helpful since it was so long. Nice to have done it!
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