Buckeye Ranch Trail

Buckeye Ranch Trail is a short mountain biking route in Briones Regional Park, California, on land managed by a regional agency. The ride is about 0.44 miles long and runs out and back, with a flat profile and a total climb of about 76 feet. The one-way climb is only about 25 feet, and the steepest part comes near the start at about 4% grade. Late summer into early fall is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Berkeley show September highs around 76°F with lows near 54°F and only about one wet day in the month. That station sits roughly 300 feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the trail run slightly cooler. Several hiking trails lie close by, including Springhill Trail at about 0.4 miles and Briones Crest Trail at about 0.5 miles. Walnut Creek, about 4.7 miles away, offers canoeing, and Grizzly Peak Boulders, about 6.6 miles away, is a climbing area.