Let’s go hiking again!

Let's wrap up Memorial Day weekend enjoying nature. We'll carpool from the Suisun Amtrak Park & Ride and travel to enjoy the Bay View, Point Pinole, and Cooks Point Loop hike. Our early start should get us back to Solano before the holiday traffic, but if not, we'll be in good company either way.

Park Features: Point Pinole Regional Shoreline is a 2,315-acre parkland with meadows, aromatic eucalyptus woods, and incredible bay views along bluffs and beaches on San Pablo Bay. Wildlife thrives here, including deer, monarch butterflies, and a diverse bird population. Popular activities include hiking, bicycling, horseback riding, picnicking, camping, and fishing.

Trail Highlights: This route allows visitors to experience the entire park, including historical features, all the while featuring panoramic views of San Pablo Bay. Restrooms and water are located at the starting point and at the pier.

Trail Directions: From the park’s Giant Highway staging area, head north, past the restrooms, then cross the bridge to your left and continue northwest along the paved Pinole Point Trail. Make a right onto Cook’s Point Trail and continue and turn left onto Marsh Trail. (If you like, take a short detour straight ahead to investigate the historic Black Powder Press). Follow Marsh Trail northwest (eucalyptus grove on the left and San Pablo Bay views on the right) to the Owl Alley Trail, then make a left on China Cove Trail. Soon, turn right onto the wide, paved, Pinole Point Trail. Take it to the picnic tables to find Bay View Trail. To continue the hike, turn left onto Bay View Trail; for a short detour continue straight to explore the pier and its magnificent bay views. Follow Bay View Trail and follow it along and above the shoreline. Head straight as you pass many trails on your left. Continue past Cook’s Point Trail on your left, staying on Bay View Trail as it veers left a short distance to the paved Point Pinole Trail. Turn right here, cross the bridge, and retrace your steps back to the parking lot.

Accessibility: There are 3 designated accessible spaces in the paved parking lot off of Giant Highway at the south end of the trail. All of them are van-accessible with striped access aisles. The trail surface is paved asphalt, gravel, or a natural surface (dirt, rocks, roots). It is typically at least 6 feet wide. The most accessible portion of the trail is paved and gravel portions in the first about 2.2 miles when going clockwise. The majority of the trail is estimated to be in the mostly gentle (5% or less) grade category but there are steeper sections at about 1.0 and 1.8 miles when going clockwise. Trail goers using wheelchairs/mobility equipment or strollers may need assistance in the steeper sections or to avoid them for safety. All-terrain tires or motorized equipment may be needed for the unpaved surface type and grade. There are benches along the route for resting. According to the park website, there are wheelchair-accessible restrooms. The most accessible portion of the trail is the Point Pinole Trail: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/point-pinole-trail