Oakland, CA – For the past 31 years, the East Bay Regional Park District has encouraged the public to explore their Regional Parks through its annual Trails Challenge program. The free program connects people with nature and healthy recreation by providing 20 designated trails for each year’s challenge.
The 2024 Guidebook includes 20 trails available for all levels of fitness, ranging from easy and moderate to challenging. There are trails open to hikers, bicyclists, dogs, and equestrians. Trails Challenge 2024 also offers increased accessibility with trails that have been evaluated and identified as usable by persons with mobility limitations.
To complete the challenge, hike five of the 20 trails, or 26.2 miles (the distance of a marathon) of trails within East Bay Regional Park District. You can submit your log, online or by mail, by December 1, 2024, and receive a commemorative pin, while supplies last.
Trails Challenge is made possible in partnership with the Regional Parks Foundation and Kaiser Permanente, who have both sponsored Trails Challenge since 2005.
Download the 2024 EBRPD Trails Challenge and learn more at ebparks.org/TC.
Tips for the Trails
East Bay Regional Parks are popular with hikers, bikers, equestrians, and nature viewers, among others. Help keep trails enjoyable for all by following these tips for the trails:
- Hikers: Stay to the right and stay alert
- Bikers: Slow down around others and call out or ring your bell when passing
- Equestrians: Keep to the right around other trail users and let them know how to pass your horse safely
More tips for trail safety can be found on our Trails are for Everyone webpage: www.ebparks.org/about-us/whats-new/news/trails-are-everyone.
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Jan 1, 2024 – East Bay Regional Park District Trails Challenge 2024
To complete the challenge, hike five of the 20 trails, or 26.2 miles of trails within EBRPD. You can submit your log, online or by mail, by December 1, 2024, and receive a commemorative pin, while supplies last.
All 20 featured trails are available on the AllTrails app. First download the free app, sign up and log in. Then go to www.alltrails.com/lists/ebrp-trail-challenge-2024 and click on “Copy to my lists”, followed by “Continue in App”. The featured trails will show under ‘Lists’ in ‘Saved’. The app indicates where you are on the trail, enabling easy return to the trail if you stray from it. You can also record your hikes and share your photos and comments with other park users.
- Download: 2024 Trails Challenge Guidebook (EBRPD)
- Download: Easy Trail Maps | Moderate Trail Maps | Challenging Trail Maps
- Download: Trails Challenge Log Form – Keep track of all of your hikes
- Submit Online: Trails Challenge Log Form
