Trails for Richmond Action Committee - The Bay Trail in Richmond, California

NORTHERN SHORELINE
Point Pinole To Wildcat Creek
Also see the website of North Richmond Shoreline Open Space Alliance

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Northern Shoreline	Point San Pablo	Ferry Point Loop/Shipyard 3	Southern Shoreline

The Northern Shoreline is a unique area.

• Wildcat and San Pablo Creeks - the two largest creeks in Contra Costa County - flow under the Bay Trail within 0.6 miles of each other creating large scenic and biologically productive tidal marshes as they enter San Pablo Bay south of 2315-acre Point Pinole Regional Shoreline. Protruding boldly into San Pablo Bay, Point Pinole Regional Shoreline is the largest shoreline park in the entire Bay Area.

The City of Richmond has completed a Class I (off road) Bay Trail parallel to the Richmond Parkway from Cutting Blvd. near Point Richmond to Goodrick Ave. south of Point Pinole. This provides access to the Wildcat Creek Regional Trail connecting with the Wildcat Marsh & Landfill Loop Trails.

Click Here to see a slide show of the April 30, 2011 grand opening. festivities for the Landfill Loop of the San Francisco Bay Trail providing public access to the shoreline of San Pablo Bay and the rich tidal wetlands at the mouths of San Pablo Creek and Wildcat Creek. In addition to the 2.8-mile Bay Trail loop, Republic Services has provided a one mile scenic trail on the upper slopes of the former landfill plus a 0.2 spur trail along Wildcat Creek’s tidal wetlands.
See the Video of a Red Fox on the trail courtesy of Bukay Media.

Four Miles of Gaps To Close.

Four miles of Bay Trail gaps remain on the north shoreline as follows referring to the inset map beginning in the south and working north:

Parkway/Wildcat Marsh Trail 0.3
Parkway/Goodrick Ave. 0.3
Goodrick Ave. 0.4
Goodrick Ave./Bay View Trail 1.5
Atlas Rd./Cook’s Point Trail 0.23
Atlas Rd./Richmond border 1.3
Subtotal 4.03

East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) is working to complete Bay Trail connections with Point Pinole Regional Shoreline as follows:

•Goodrick Ave. to Bay View Trail: On July 3, 2012, EBRPD’s Board of Directors certified the Final EIR and approved plans to close this 1.5-mile gap in the San Francisco Bay Trail between the northern end of Goodrick Avenue and Bay View Trail in Point PInole Regional Shoreline. The Board followed up on July 17 by awarding a $400,000 contract to Richmond’s Questa Engineering Corporation to prepare project design and permit applications for this Breuner Marsh Restoration and Public Access Project.
Click Here for the staff report with background, construction plans and funding sources to complete the project. Plans for this integrated natural habitat restoration and public access plan were fleshed out during community workshops held during 2010 − 2011. The District has assembled grant funds from diverse sources to supplement Measure CC and WW funds for completion of this expected $8 million project in stages with trail expected to open in late 2015.
Click Here to view the site plan for the completed project.

•Atlas Road Entry to Cook’s Point Trail: EBRPD expects to go out for bids in late 2012 to construct a bridge over the UP rail tracks providing a new Bay Trail link with Cook’s Point Trail.
Trucks will be hauling clean dirt through the existing park entrance at Point Pinole Regional Shoreline starting the last week of August 2012 and placing the fill at the western side of the planned new bridge. Construction of the bridge itself will begin in the spring of 2013 and be completed late 2014. After construction, the City of Richmond will own and maintain the bridge.

•Atlas Road Entry to Cook’s Point Trail: EBRPD expects to go out for bids in late 2012 to construct a bridge over the UP rail tracks providing a new Bay Trail link with Cook’s Point Trail. Trucks will be hauling clean dirt through the existing park entrance at Point Pinole Regional Shoreline starting the last week of August 2012 and placing the fill at the western side of the planned new bridge. Construction of the bridge itself will begin in the spring of 2013 and be completed late 2014. After construction, the City of Richmond will own and maintain the bridge. Click Here for more information.


Avocets in Landfill Tidelands	Wildcat Marsh & Landfill Loop

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North Richmond Shoreline	Point San Pablo	Ferry Point Loop/Shipyard 3	Southern Shoreline