Black Diamond Mines: 31 October 2004

A hike of 5.3 miles in distance; 2.5 hours in time plus 1,315 feet of climbing

Latitude: North 37° 57.489’

Longitude: West 121° 51.991’

Photos by Neil Mishalov

On the 31th of October, Gene, Betsy, Sandy and I hiked in the BLACK DIAMOND MINES REGIONAL PARK . The park consists of more than 5,000 acres and is part of the East Bay Regional Park District which is located in the eastern portion of the San Francisco Bay Area. On the trail we met Gary Fraser who was doing his morning run. Gary graciously hiked with us for a while and pointed out many interesting features of this historical area. TRAIL MAP (PDF format) of the park.

Topographic Map with Route Superimposed:

Hike data gathered with a Garmin 60C GPS RECEIVER

Topographic mapping program for Macintosh OSX by NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Satellite Photo Map with Route Superimposed:

TerraBrowser satellite mapping program for Macintosh OSX by CHIMOOSOFT

GPS track converter by GPSBABEL

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Index page of additional digital photos GO HERE