Bear Creek – Briones Crest Table Top Hike

Total Distance 6.4 Miles — Moderate with Elevation Gain of 725 Feet
This loop meanders beneach dool shade along Bear Creek before climbing to the Briones Crest Trail as it runs northest towards the open meadow and spectacular views of Table Top. Watch for springtime wildflowers, with beautiful valleys and meadows throughout the hike.
Start the hike @ the Bear Creek Staging Area
Walk south through the parking area to the Bear Creek Trailhead and turn LEFT along the dirt path. Follow the trail over a creek crossing and along the creek to the junction on the left with the Seaboard Trail (there is a fallen elm that you need to walk around) Thurn riht onto the double-​track road and follow it east up the valley for 1 mile, climbing uphill to the gate at the top and junction with the Briones Crest Trail. Turn left and follow the Briones Crest Trail north for .5 miles along exposed ridgline and straight downhill past the Crescent Ridge Trail. Continue through a gate then turn right uphill at the next junction, following the signs for Table Top and Spengler Trail. Proceed through the next gate and turn left away from Spengler Trail, following the signs towards Table Top. Cross the open meadow at Table Top, then continue straight past Table Top Trail as it descends to the right. Proceed through the gate, then turn left with the Yerba Buena Trial. Turn left and follow the shaded hillside, staying right downhill along the Crescent Ridge Trail at the next junction, continue downhill past the Archery Ridge and turn right at the t-​junction with the Seaboard trail, following it straight back to the payvement and continue straight to the gate and parking lot. BE SURE TO GET A TRAIL MAP, AS SOME TRAILS CAN BE CLOSED OR THEIR NAMES CHANGES.