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Wildcat Creek Trail – Inspiration Point Overlook loop from Orinda

Routes
United States
California
Contra Costa County
Orinda

Wildcat Creek Trail – Inspiration Point Overlook loop from Orinda

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Wildcat Creek Trail – Inspiration Point Overlook loop from Orinda

02:33

30.7km

490m

Expert gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 2, 2025

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Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

276 m in total

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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5.48 km

Wildcat Canyon Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This is a delightful, flowy, mostly shaded route through the canyon with fantastic views through the trees and a few overlooks and picnic spots to pull over and soak in the views.

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2

7.86 km

Inspiration Point at Tilden Regional Park is quite well known and popular, so you may meet some crowds on the weekend. A short walk leads to a lookout view of …

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3

8.34 km

Sea View Trailhead

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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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4

14.5 km

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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5

16.4 km

Wildcat Creek Trail

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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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23.2 km

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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23.3 km

Inspiration Point Overlook

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Sweeping viewpoint to the Northeast from the edge of the large parking area, serving as trailhead for hikers and bikers along the Wildcat Ridge.

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23.3 km

Inspiration Point Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

Sweeping viewpoint to the Northeast from the edge of the large parking area, serving as trailhead for hikers and bikers along the Wildcat Ridge.

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30.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.3 km

5.67 km

3.12 km

2.53 km

1.48 km

435 m

134 m

Surfaces

20.8 km

8.76 km

893 m

271 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

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