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Bay Trail Exploration on New Landfill Loop (Theme)

Saturday, October 22, 2011 - 9:30 a.m.

Contact: Keith Skinner 510 520 3876

Meeting Place: Bay Trail staging area. Take Richmond Parkway from I-80 or I-580 and turn west on Parr Blvd. toward San Pablo Bay. Bear left to cross San Pablo Creek and then left into trailhead paved parking area just beyond solar panels.

Leaders: Sandra & Bruce Beyaert

Transit: Sorry, no viable public transportation

This  walk on San Pablo Bay between Wildcat and San Pablo creeks will introduce a new three mile loop of San Francisco Bay Trail around former West County Landfill on Richmond’s northern shoreline. Few are aware of the rich tidal marshes where Wildcat and San Pablo creeks enter San Pablo Bay after their long wanderings through western Contra Costa County. The Bay Trail passes a fascinating array of resource recovery and recycling operations on the site of the former landfill before reaching tidal wetlands teeming with wildlife and spectacular vistas, including Point San Pablo across the water with Mount Tamalpais rising behind it.  Bring: beverage, walking shoes, layers of clothing, camera & binoculars. Dogs not allowed. Rain cancels.

To preview this Bay Trail loop, Click Here to see a slide show of the April 30, 2011 grand opening festivities starting with bicyclists gathering at the Plunge to ride the Bay Trail to the site of the new trail and ending with views of celebrants enjoying the loop.