Reviewed by: David , from Pinole

Summary:
go through gates, the huge hill you see is called no way hill, not many people can ride to the top. you can fallow the fire road to the y in road take the trail to your left down along side the hill. when you come out from the tree tunnel go left to troft then up the hill to your right. when at the top their is some nice single track to a fire road go left on road then right to single track up along side. cross fire road to next up hill going back. from here on its almost all very fast fire road downhill back to the car. when you get to the bottom of no way stay left pay attention as you come off the corner & youll find the short cut to your right. have funn the trip down is about 7 min., not much for all the work to get up but its fun.

Recommended Route:
clark rd. gate. cars do get broken into here.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
oat hill trail - calistoga

Reviewed by: John , from Richmond Annex

Summary:
Most of this route is fireroad. Some of the climbs are kinda brutal. singletrack is found on hadley canyon or the side trails that follow almost every fire road. its a good jaunt and best done durring the week or early on weekend mornings. This is a easily accessed and frequently used network of trails. prepare to encounter everything from blockades of hikers across trails, children and dogs off leashes everywhere.

Recommended Route:
Enter off park ave. Take widcat canyton trail through Wildcat Canyon and into Tilden. Once in Tilden take the Bike Loop trail until it deadends into the parking lot. Ride through the pinic area to the left and pick up meadow canyon trail. At near the top of meadow canyon youll come to a 3 way intersection. Take the center singletrack that leads through the trees to Wildcat Canyon Rd. Cross the road and proceed up Seaview trail. The first trailhead on your right is Quarry trail. Follow quarry trail until it joins Seaview. make a left on Seaview and youll slowly begin climbing to the ridge. Once on the top of Seaview theres some great views. ride seaview until you, again reach Wildcat Canyon Rd. make a right and head up to inspration point. Follow nimitz trail to either Hadley Canyon Trail (closed in winter do to the trail becoming total slop and not being worth the effort), Mezel trail or San Pablo trail. All of these trails terminate into wildcat canyon trail. Bcaktrack to your car @ the Park Ave. Gate.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Biones, Mt. Diablo

Reviewed by: James , from Sacramento

Summary:
I found this trail listed in a NorCal MTB trail guide. I think they suggested a clockwise route from Inspiration. I can see why, but don't agree. Ride out Nimitz (on pavement) and then take the ridge trail down into Belgium and Wildcat Canyon.
I rode it in the fall and the lack of cooling temps got to me at the end of the Ridge. I then took a nice header down into Belgium. NICE!!!!
I would say depending on how much climbing, descending and suffering you want to do, this could be a fun trail.

Recommended Route:
North from Inspiration on Nimitz and back through the canyon.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
I haven't ridden any other East Bay trails so I can't say. However, Skyline in Napa and Rockville are two sweet trails that are relatively nearby.

Reviewed by: Hisup Park , from Alamo, CA

Summary:
Some people think that the Tilden Park is the "Crown Jewel" of East Bay Regional Park system, and there is a good reason for it. Visit this place during the spring time when the hills are green and wild flowers bloom, and you will be treated to a unique, transcendental experience. If you are a thrill seeker, there is nothing here but fire trails and paved roads, but the there are some wicked climbs that will test anyone's lungs. Stay away during the wet season if you don't enjoy wallowing in THICK mud. Go to www.macroscape.net/MTB/tilden.htm for a full photo tour of the trails in this area. I placed detailed directions and GPS points there also.

Recommended Route:
There are several loops. My favorite starts at Inspiration Point parking lot off of Wildcat Canyon Rd.; take Curran Tr. down, onto Wilcat Gorge Tr., to Loop Road, to Wildcat Creek Rd.; right onto Mezue Tr., and climb back upto Nimitz Rd.; Take Nimitz Rd. back to the parking lot. (See below for complete direction with map and GPS points.)

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Briones Regional Park, Redwood Park, Lake Chabot, Mt. Diablo Trails, Morgan Territory, Pleasanton Ridge

Reviewed by: ToMaS SaNtiAgO , from Richmond,CA

Summary:
Last week i took this one trail up to the brioneys but i was like a short cut. So we cut up it (by the way it was a fire trail) and spent a good 2 hours marching up the hill. So anyway once you get to the top you can see skyline on the other side and the reseavor. There are a lot of cows so you have to watch out and if they get in your way just simply get off your bike and scare them a little. Anyway the trail goes on for about another 3 hours and is paved. its a real work out and A LOT OF FUN! So on your way back down the hill just be careful of COW PIES and you should be ok!

Recommended Route:
I have been riding wildcat canyon trails since i was about 11. Theres a lot of killer hills which stand at at a 80 degree angle and and be a burnden to climb

Other recommended trails in the same area:
check out tildens varitey of trails. They are wicked!