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Bay Area Ridge Trail - 02 - East Bay

Bay Area Ridge Trail - 02 - East Bay — tail catalogue entry from OSM relation 13042111. Geometry and elevation are OSM/GLO-30 and provisional. No special permit known; verify locally.

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Distance 396.5 km Reported · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · 20d · SAC T2 · Ungraded (tail ingest)

Last checked 2026-10-15

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The Hiking World, Bay Area Ridge Trail - 02 - East Bay, read 2026-10-15, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/bay-area-ridge-trail-02-east-bay

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Bay Area Ridge Trail - 02 - East Bay

Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.

Forecast at page generation, 2026-11-07T22:51:42.010Z

Representative point on Bay Area Ridge Trail - 02 - East Bay: 37.835°, -122.184°, about 772 m. A forecast, not a trail-surface reading.

Source Open-Meteo. Mountain weather changes with elevation and aspect.

Life-safety notices on this page come from the issuer.

Stored line for Bay Area Ridge Trail - 02 - East Bay, from 37.457°, -121.867° to 37.509°, -121.877°. The drawing is the simplified record, not a surveyed GPS track.

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GeoJSON

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Facts37.457, -121.867
Distance396.5 km*
osm-2d (provisional; not walking distance) · read 2026-09-23
Ascentnot published

Cumulative ascent not published — stored line geometry is too coarse for a reliable DEM figure.

Descentnot published
High point772 m*
derived:glo30/v1 · read 2026-10-15 · provisional
Low point4 m*
derived:glo30/v1 · read 2026-10-15 · provisional
Routepoint-to-point
Days20
Seasonunverified
GradeUngraded (tail ingest)

Catalog entry

DifficultyUngraded (tail ingest)
SAC T2
Mountain hiking. Continuous trail, some steep ground, sure-footedness helpful.
YDS Class 1
Class 1. Walking on an established path; low fall risk.
Wikidata Q4873921
Elevation
4360716251.73 km profile length (DEM sample)

Stored distance is 396.5 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (251.73 km), not the published line length.

Tail catalogue entry built from OpenStreetMap relation 13042111 (ODbL). The stored line is the OSM geometry, decimated; its 2-D length is provisional and not published as walking distance.

Elevation high/low and ascent/descent are Copernicus GLO-30 samples at the line vertices (copernicus-dem:glo-30) and remain provisional.

No special permit was researched for this trail. Permit is marked unverified — confirm locally before relying on it.

Water

No water sources recorded.

Permits & fees

Conditions, fees and rules change. Confirm with the issuer and local authorities before you go. This is a reference, not a substitute for local advice. Terms

Permit status is unverified.

Getting there

No sourced gateway chain yet.

Getting there car-free

  • Bay Area Ridge Trail - 02 - East Bay (start): car-free flag unknown.
  • Bay Area Ridge Trail - 02 - East Bay (end): car-free flag unknown.

Trailheads

  • Bay Area Ridge Trail - 02 - East Bay (start) car-free: unknown
  • Bay Area Ridge Trail - 02 - East Bay (end) car-free: unknown

Questions

Do I need a permit for Bay Area Ridge Trail - 02 - East Bay?

Permit status is unverified for Bay Area Ridge Trail - 02 - East Bay. This desk does not assert that a walking permit is or is not required.

How difficult is Bay Area Ridge Trail - 02 - East Bay?

Bay Area Ridge Trail - 02 - East Bay is graded SAC T2 · YDS 1.

How long is Bay Area Ridge Trail - 02 - East Bay?

The length on this record is 396.5 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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