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HIking with dogs in Mount Wanda , California
The opportunity to walk in John Muir's footsteps on his land
This is a short uphill sweep along a dirt fire road that shares the ridge
with the East Bay Regional Park District network of trails.
Hikers with dogs on leash get the privilege of hiking a national park trail that begins in an oak woodland and climbs to rolling grasslands, quickly revealing expansive views toward Mount Diablo and the Carquinez Strait shoreline.
THE RUNDOWN
Start: From the John Muir National Historic Site Mount Wanda trailhead
Distance: 2.2 miles out and back
Approximate hiking time: 1.5 hours
Difficulty: Easy
Trailhead elevation: 140 feet
Highest point: 675 feet
Best season: Year-round, but can be hot in summer
Trail surface: Dirt fire road with
grassy single and double tracks
Other trail users: Horses and
mountain bikes
Canine compatibility: On leash
Land status: National Park and Regional Park
Fees and permits: None
Maps: USGS Briones Valley; John
Muir National Historic Site Mount
Wanda map. On the USGS map,
the labels for Mount Wanda and
Mount Helen are opposite from
what is shown on the National Park
Service Mount Wanda map. The hike
described here goes to the Mount
Wanda shown on the National Park
Service map.
Trail contacts: John Muir National
Historic Site, 4202 Alhambra Ave.,
Martinez 94553; (925) 228-8860;
www.nps.gov
Nearest town: Martinez
Trail tips: The hike trailhead parking lot is 0.1 mile from the John Muir Historical Site Visitor Center parking lot. Start at the visitor center for the twenty-minute film and self-guided tour of John Muir's house and property, then drive to the trailhead parking lot.
THE HIKE
What makes the Mount Wanda hike unusual also makes it special. It's a short stitch of national park trail at the edge of a populated area and in the heart of the East Bay Regional Park District's 112,000-plus-acre kingdom. Add the fact that it is part of the John Muir National Historic Site -the John Muir, the "father" of national parks and forest reserves we now know as national forests. He was America's loudest if not earliest voice for the conservation of wild spaces and the first president of the Sierra Club.
It could be argued that without John Muir, there may not be much wild open space for you and your pooch to embrace and explore.
hiking with dogs mount wanda
Hikers with dogs on leash get the privilege of hiking a national park trail that begins in an oak woodland and climbs to rolling grasslands, quickly revealing expansive views toward Mount Diablo and the Carquinez Strait shoreline.
THE RUNDOWN
Start: From the John Muir National Historic Site Mount Wanda trailhead
Distance: 2.2 miles out and back
Approximate hiking time: 1.5 hours
Difficulty: Easy
Trailhead elevation: 140 feet
Highest point: 675 feet
Best season: Year-round, but can be hot in summer
Trail surface: Dirt fire road with
grassy single and double tracks
Other trail users: Horses and
mountain bikes
Canine compatibility: On leash
Land status: National Park and Regional Park
Fees and permits: None
Maps: USGS Briones Valley; John
Muir National Historic Site Mount
Wanda map. On the USGS map,
the labels for Mount Wanda and
Mount Helen are opposite from
what is shown on the National Park
Service Mount Wanda map. The hike
described here goes to the Mount
Wanda shown on the National Park
Service map.
Trail contacts: John Muir National
Historic Site, 4202 Alhambra Ave.,
Martinez 94553; (925) 228-8860;
www.nps.gov
Nearest town: Martinez
Trail tips: The hike trailhead parking lot is 0.1 mile from the John Muir Historical Site Visitor Center parking lot. Start at the visitor center for the twenty-minute film and self-guided tour of John Muir's house and property, then drive to the trailhead parking lot.
THE HIKE
What makes the Mount Wanda hike unusual also makes it special. It's a short stitch of national park trail at the edge of a populated area and in the heart of the East Bay Regional Park District's 112,000-plus-acre kingdom. Add the fact that it is part of the John Muir National Historic Site -the John Muir, the "father" of national parks and forest reserves we now know as national forests. He was America's loudest if not earliest voice for the conservation of wild spaces and the first president of the Sierra Club.
It could be argued that without John Muir, there may not be much wild open space for you and your pooch to embrace and explore.
hiking with dogs mount wanda