Category Archives: East Bay

Cerro Este & Little Yosemite Loop (Sunol Regional Wilderness, CA)

Posted on January 20, 2022 by Andrew Wojtanik

Spanning 6,859 acres of the northern Diablo Range, Sunol Regional Wilderness is a hiker’s paradise close to home in the East Bay, wedged between the massif of Mission Peak (2,517’) to the west and Ohlone Wilderness and Rose Peak (3,817’) … Continue reading →

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Wildcat Peak via Laurel Canyon & Jewel Lake (Tilden Regional Park, CA)

Posted on July 4, 2021 by Andrew Wojtanik

Truly unobstructed panoramas with views in all directions are a relative rarity in the Berkeley Hills of California’s East Bay, but Wildcat Peak in Berkeley’s Tilden Regional Park offers one of them with excellent vistas of the San Francisco Bay, … Continue reading →

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Mount Diablo via Macedo Ranch (Mount Diablo State Park, CA)

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Andrew Wojtanik

Rising more than 3,000 feet above the valley floor, Mount Diablo (3,849’) is perhaps the most iconic peak in the East Bay, a behemoth for which the broader Diablo Range—which extends around 200 miles south into central California—is named. Most … Continue reading →

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Lafayette Ridge Trail to Russell Peak (Briones Regional Park, CA)

Posted on February 27, 2021 by Andrew Wojtanik

The East Bay’s Briones Regional Park is a hiker’s paradise, with dozens of interlocking trails traversing a scenic stretch of hills between the suburban centers of Lafayette, Orinda, and Pleasant Hill. Lafayette Ridge—a lengthy spine that stretches southeast from the … Continue reading →

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Ridge Top – Indian Creek Trail Loop (Shell Ridge Open Space, CA)

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Andrew Wojtanik

Winter and early spring is far and away the best time of year to hike in the East Bay, when temperatures are good and the rolling hillscapes—typically brown, dusty, and dry in summer—are lush and verdant. The jade-colored hues in … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Hikes in 2020

Posted on January 2, 2021 by Andrew Wojtanik

Well, what a strange year it has been. In the early days of 2020, it was hard to imagine that, by March, much of the world would be dealing with a global pandemic that would take the lives of millions … Continue reading →

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Diablo Foothills Loop (Diablo Foothills Regional Park, CA)

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Andrew Wojtanik

Beautiful loop hike in Diablo Foothills Regional Park, featuring rugged canyons, verdant hills, and shady ravines. Continue reading →

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Sibley Volcanic Loop (Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, CA)

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Andrew Wojtanik

Despite being located on the Ring of Fire, it is easy to forget California’s volcanic past. Beginning roughly 8-10 million years ago, what are now the Berkeley Hills of the East Bay were the epicenter of a series of volcanic … Continue reading →

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Ohlone Wilderness Trail (Ohlone Regional Wilderness, CA)

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Andrew Wojtanik

Excellent two- or three-day backpacking option in the East Bay, connecting Del Valle Regional Park with Mission Peak Regional Preserve. Continue reading →

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Top 10 Hikes in 2019

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Andrew Wojtanik

2019 has come and gone, and it was an excellent year for hiking. Over the course of the year, I added 43 posts to Live and Let Hike and notched nearly 150,000 site visits (81,000 visitors). As always, the travel … Continue reading →

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