Briones Regional Park is a decent sized open space area not far from Walnut Creek. It contains many miles of trails, almost all of which are open to bikes and almost all of which are fire roads. This ride represents one possible big loop covering most of the park. This one happens to follow hill tops and ridges mostly.

As with most fire-road trails in the East Bay, the climbs in this park can be very steep, usually for no apparent good reason. I usually attribute this to the fact that most of these fire roads must have been old ranch roads built based more on practical need than any kind of concern for maintaining a judicious climbing grade. This particular ride starts out with the worst climb of the whole ride. Don't let that discourage you. Just patiently walk up the worst part and know that the rest won't be nearly as bad as that.

Like most East Bay rides, this area would be most enjoyable during the season when the grass is green (roughly between January and April). That time of year, the whole region looks like one giant lawn. Since this ride mostly follows along some of the higher points in the park, views periodically open up in various directions. You won't get to see much more than vistas of more rolling hills and some scattered residential areas into the distance, but it's interesting enough to hold your attention at least for the first few times you might ride here.