1.0 hr
Overview
Brush Trail starts along a park road at a trail signpost pointing the way onto Brush Trail.<br><br>Entering thin woods, Brush Trail initially is flat as it passes Snell Trail on the left almost immediately. Veering right and climbing gradually, the trees thin, thus providing great views of the Diablo Range hills in the distance to the left/northeast. Dairy Trail is passed at the 0.6 mile mark. <br><br>Brush Trail turns left at the Dairy Trail junction as it continues to climb very gradually. The thinning trees are replaced by brush, and finally the trail emerges into grasslands dotted with trees as it reaches its high point around the 0.8 mile mark. From here, the trail travels through grassy meadows as it descends slowly, passing Dutch Flat Trail at the 1.75 mile mark, and then ending at Eagle Trail after 2.25 miles.
Trail Stats
3.6 km
75 m
566 m
466 m
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Photos
Brush along Brush Trail.
Brush along Brush Trail.
The beautiful thin woods along the northern end of Brush Trail, on a sunny spring day.
The beautiful thin woods along the northern end of Brush Trail, on a sunny spring day.
Snell Barn in the Diablo Range hills of Joseph D. Grant County Park. Mt. Hamilton, 4,265 ft., is in the distance toward the right. Lick Observatory can be seen at the top of Mt. Hamilton.
Snell Barn in the Diablo Range hills of Joseph D. Grant County Park. Mt. Hamilton, 4,265 ft., is in the distance toward the right. Lick Observatory can be seen at the top of Mt. Hamilton.
The far reaching extent of the Diablo Range hills can be appreciated from high on Brush Trail, looking north, past the brush.
The far reaching extent of the Diablo Range hills can be appreciated from high on Brush Trail, looking north, past the brush.
Snell Barn
Snell Barn
The vast meadows at the southern end of Brush Trail, with the Diablo Range hills extending far into the distance, looking east on Brush Trail on a gorgeous spring day.
The vast meadows at the southern end of Brush Trail, with the Diablo Range hills extending far into the distance, looking east on Brush Trail on a gorgeous spring day.
The oak studded grass hills of Brush Trail. In the distance, at the left, to the northeast, is Mt. Hamilton, 4,265 ft., with Lick Observatory on its summit.
The oak studded grass hills of Brush Trail. In the distance, at the left, to the northeast, is Mt. Hamilton, 4,265 ft., with Lick Observatory on its summit.
A pretty seasonal creek is to the left (southwest), below Eagle Trail.
A pretty seasonal creek is to the left (southwest), below Eagle Trail.
Mount Hamilton, 4,265 ft., with Lick Observatory on its summit, is seen to the northeast, from a field of spring wildflowers along Brush Trail.
Mount Hamilton, 4,265 ft., with Lick Observatory on its summit, is seen to the northeast, from a field of spring wildflowers along Brush Trail.
The spring green hills of the Diablo Range are seen across the San Felipe Creek Valley, through a break in the trees along Brush Trail.
The spring green hills of the Diablo Range are seen across the San Felipe Creek Valley, through a break in the trees along Brush Trail.