Inspiration Point Overlook – Wildcat Creek Trail loop from MacArthur

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Inspiration Point Overlook – Wildcat Creek Trail loop from MacArthur

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Inspiration Point Overlook – Wildcat Creek Trail loop from MacArthur

02:53

39.0km

620m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 13.4 km for 258 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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12.4 km

Gorge rapids overlook and rest area

Highlight • Gorge

A set of small rapid fall down a steep section of Wildcat Creek here. A connector trail from Oak Rd crosses a nice wooden bridge with a picnic spot, and …

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14.6 km

Quarry Trailhead

Highlight • Trail

Large parking area below steps leading up to a meadow with picnic tables, toilets, and a no-biking sign. Good starting point to ride up Seaview Trail, which begins just a couple of hundred yards uphill off Wildcat Road

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14.9 km

Sea View Trailhead

Highlight • Trail

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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15.3 km

Inspiration Point Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

Overlook down to San Pablo Dam and along the Sam Pablo ridge into the Tilden Nature Area

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15.4 km

Nimitz Way Trailhead — junction of Curran and Inspiration Trails

Highlight • Trail

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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18.3 km

Nimitz Way

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Nimitz Trail, also known as Nimitz Way, is one of Berkeley's most popular trails and a great route that will link you to many fun cycling circuits in the …

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25.3 km

Wildcat Creek Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

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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28.4 km

Meadow Canyon & Wildcat Gorge Trailhead, Lone Oak Rest Area

Highlight • Trail

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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39.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

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