East Bay Skyline National Ridge Trail - Huckleberry

In early July we hiked part of the East Bay Skyline Ridge Trail at Huckleberry Botanic Preserve. The Skyline Trail is 32 miles long and goes from Wildcat to Chabot, through 5 regional parks. There are people who do the trail in one day - hats off to them! Most people do it in 5 to 6 mile chunks. Completing all 32 miles might be one of my long-term goals. We did about 2 miles, up and back, in the section that intersects Huckleberry, starting at the Upper Pinehurst trailhead. The trail is beautiful and the views are incredible! There's a lot of hiking down into the valley and back up to the ridge so this wasn't an easy hike for me, but I did fine! Although dogs aren't allowed in Huckleberry, they are allowed on the Skyline trail that goes through the park.

Here's a description of the Skyline trail.

Complete photo set on Imgur.