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Valley View, Ridgeline, Bay Leaf, Shady Creek route map
Difficulty: DifficultLoop
California

Valley View, Ridgeline, Bay Leaf, Shady Creek

Pleasanton, California

10.2 mi

Distance

1,516 ft

Elev. Gain

4h 9m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Valley View, Ridgeline, Bay Leaf, Shady Creek is a loop trail in Alameda County, California. It is 10 miles long and gains 1,516 feet. It is in or next to Pleasanton, California.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:247 ft
Max:493 ft
Gain:858 ft
Loss:869 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 247 ft and 493 ft across 10.2 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.247 ft329 ft411 ft493 ft0.0 mi2.6 mi5.1 mi7.7 mi10.2 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi258 ft
High point7.7 mi493 ft
End10.2 mi247 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Pleasanton, CA · in or next to town
County:
Alameda 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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