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Ringtail Cat Trail to Madrone Trail Loop route map
Difficulty: DifficultLoop
California

Ringtail Cat Trail to Madrone Trail Loop

San Ramon, California

9.3 mi

Distance

3,038 ft

Elev. Gain

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Ringtail Cat Trail to Madrone Trail Loop is a loop trail in Contra Costa County, California. It is 9.3 miles long and gains 3,038 feet. It is in or next to Alamo, California.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:119 ft
Max:537 ft
Gain:926 ft
Loss:926 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 119 ft and 537 ft across 9.3 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.119 ft258 ft398 ft537 ft0.0 mi2.3 mi4.7 mi7.0 mi9.3 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi119 ft
High point3.8 mi537 ft
End9.3 mi119 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Alamo, CA · in or next to town
County:
Contra Costa County, CA

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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