Lafayette – Lamorinda Trail Loop loop from Downtown Berkeley

Lafayette – Lamorinda Trail Loop loop from Downtown Berkeley

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Lafayette – Lamorinda Trail Loop loop from Downtown Berkeley

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54.9km

1,000m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 13, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Tilden Regional Park

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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463 m

Japanese American Alumni Cherry Tree Grove

Forest

828 m

Roger W. Heyns Grove

Forest

1.30 km

Sather Tower (The Campanile)

Highlight • Monument

Italienate tower and symbol of the university

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11.6 km

Inspiration Point, Tilden Regional Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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29.3 km

Lafayette

Highlight • Settlement

Lafayette is a city in Contra Costa County, California, with a population of 25,391 as of 2020. Named after the Marquis de Lafayette, a French officer in the American Revolutionary …

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31.1 km

Lafayette Reservoir Recreation Area

Highlight • Lake

The Lafayette Reservoir Recreation Area is a year-round park with a 2.7 paved walkway around the reservoir. Looking around at the surrounding hills makes you forget you're in the middle of a Bay Area suburb.

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32.3 km

El Nido Ranch & Upper Happy Valley junction

Highlight • Cycleway

Here on the Lamorinda Bikeway signage helps you to follow the scenic route. You can continue along El Nido Ranch Road to stay on the bikeway, or head up Upper Happy Valley toward Briones Regional Park.

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35.7 km

Lamorinda Trail Loop

Highlight • Trail

The Lamorinda Trail Loop passes through Orinda, Moraga, and Lafayette. The loop spans 17.5 miles in total, mostly flat and paved, with parking available in downtown Orinda or El Nido …

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37.0 km

Orinda Theatre Square

Highlight • Settlement

This pretty little brick walkway wanders through a tunnel of shops, restaurants, and businesses around Orinda Theater. The awnings and aerial walkways lend the feeling of an old bustling medieval city.

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42.5 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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54.9 km

End point

Train Station

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