Troll Hike in Oakland Hills [23 Troll Pics]

Maverick Kelly’s 52 Day Trips
4 min readMay 23, 2021

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A fun adventure for all ages awaits you in the Oakland Hills (thx for the tip, Roberto!). The address is “Bridgeview Trailhead, Bridgeview Trail, Oakland, CA 94602”). Or, you can start on the other side of the trail: “Bridgeview Trail & Monterey Blvd, Oakland, CA 94602”.

It’s a 1.4 mile hike (roundtrip) and we did it with a 5 1/2 year-old in tow and he loved it! Most trolls have their own names such The Scientist, Grandpa, and Bebe. The creators of the trolls are “The collection of trolls were created by a trio of local artists, who seek to remain anonymous (and are identified only by their initials C, D, and M)”, according to Enchanted America’s Bridgeview Trolls page.

Teaser Alert: Lower on the article are pics of the trolls we found!

Have fun!

ps: if you’d like another fantastical adventure, check out The Fairy Houses of Point Richmond!

This is an update Troll Hike Map from around May 22, 2021 (after a troll massacre from a few days earlier (see below). source: I’ve pasted a little map below from The Bridgeview Trolls Facebook page.

Troll Hike Pictures

Here are pics of the trolls we discovered on our journey!

Troll pic taken May 22, 2021
This troll is reading a book!; Pic taken May 22, 2021
This troll appears suspended in the air!; Pic taken May 22, 2021
There are troll maps on the hike!
Troll pic taken May 22, 2021
The “Scientist”; Troll pic taken May 22, 2021
Troll pic taken May 22, 2021
Troll pic taken May 22, 2021
Troll pic taken May 22, 2021
There are a few fun tree-swings in the middle of the Troll Hike!
Troll pic taken May 22, 2021
Troll pic taken June 16, 2021
Troll pic taken June 16, 2021
Mango the troll; Troll pic taken June 16, 2021
Troll pic taken June 16, 2021
Duchess von Button Troll; pic taken June 16, 2021
Troll pic taken June 16, 2021
Clarence Golfington (aka “Clancy) the Troll; Pic taken June 16, 2021
Troll pic taken June 16, 2021
Troll pic taken June 16, 2021
Troll pic taken June 16, 2021
Troll pic taken June 16, 2021
Saul the troll; pic taken May 22, 2021
Flower troll?; pic taken May 22, 2021
Troll pic taken May 22, 2021
Troll pic taken May 22, 2021
Troll pic taken May 22, 2021
Troll pic taken May 22, 2021
Troll pic taken May 22, 2021
Troll pic taken May 22, 2021
Troll pic taken May 22, 2021
Troll pic taken May 22, 2021
Troll pic taken May 22, 2021
Troll pic taken May 22, 2021

The Troll Massacre of mid May 2021

Sadly, some trolls got destroyed/stolen recently (around May 18, 2021) but the pictures above are all from May 22 to June 16, 2021 and my guess is there will be more new trolls to come! Here are some of the signs/remnants of the sad troll slaughter.

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Maverick Kelly’s 52 Day Trips

Hi! I’m Maverick. My mommy, daddy & me are on a mission to take 52 day trips around the San Francisco Bay Area! Thx for joining in the fun!