Delta de Anza Regional Trail:
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Description:
The Delta de Anza Regional Trail is 15 miles long, running between Willow Pass Road at Route 4 near Concord and Main Street (Rt. 4) at E. Cypress Road in Oakley. The eastern end in Oakley intersects Marsh Creek Trail. The trail also intersects the developing Mokulumne Trail by Antioch Community Park. There is a break in the trail between Neroly Road and Ridgeline Drive.

The trail links neighborhoods, business districts, schools, parks and the Los Medanos Community College. In the parks you'll find plenty of rest areas, restrooms, drinking fountains and picnic areas. There are plans to extend the trail another 10 miles, including west to Martinez.

The county reports that the trail is mostly wheelchair accessible, though some sections can be steep, particularly those adjacent to Los Medanos College and Marchetti Park in Pittsburg and segments on both sides of Canal Park in Antioch. The trail over the Willow Pass in the direction of Evora Road in Bay Point to Willow Pass Road in Concord is long and steep.

The Delta de Anza Trail is named commemoration of the route taken by Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza during an 18th-century expedition in the region.

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Parking & Trail Access:
You can park along the trail in several places, including:

*at the east end where it meets the Marsh Creek trail (East Cypress Rd and Main Street)
*on the south side of Hillcrest Ave. near Terrace Dr.
*at both ends of Antioch Community Park (James Donlon Blvd. at Blythe Dr. and James Donlon Blvd. eastbound farther east of the main park entrance)
*at Ambrose Park (Bailey Rd. at Maylard St.; the Pittsburgh Bay BART station is also near here)
*at Ambrose Recreation and Park District ballfield (go to the the far end of the ballfield).

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Delta De Anza Regional Trail
By susanVogel in October, 2010
We rode this trail end to end on 31 August, 2010. The trail is wide and in good condition but pretty uninteresting as far as scenery goes. Unfortunately it is poorly marked. The trail makes some jogs on streets for a block or two with nothing to tell you which way to go. There weren't too many people out on this warm, Tuesday afternoon so finding our way was through these jogs was harder than it needed to be. Unfortunately the markings on this trail are too typical. Far too many trails are poorly marked when it comes to finding your way the first time.

We missed a critical turn on the return and ended up in a local farmer's yard. He came out to meet us. He was cordial and gave us the directions we need to get back to the start. It wasn't his fault these directions took us up one of the steepest hills we have ever ridden.

I'm sure this is a useful trail for locals to use it to commute or to exercise but I wouldn't recommend going too far out of your way just to ride it.
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