Best hikes in Mount Diablo State Park
Ambleway maps 55 hikes in Mount Diablo State Park, from a 2.0-mile walk to a 16-mile day out. All of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Frog Pond–Sheepherder Pond, 6 sights. The biggest climb is Murchio Gap–Prospectors Gap, 6 sights, gaining 4,164 ft, and the network tops out at 3,707 ft. 3 start within walking range of public transit.
- Juniper Viewpoint & Juniper Trail 2 mi · ▲ 705 ft
- Summit Trail 2 mi · ▲ 702 ft
- Curry Point–Curry Canyon Road, 3 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 490 ft
- Burma Road–Falcon Road, 3 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 501 ft
- Mount Diablo State Park Viewpoint via Utility Access Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 1,200 ft
- Barbecue Terrace Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 941 ft
- Bruce Lee Road–Coulter Pine Trail, 4 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 438 ft
- Oak Hills Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 461 ft
- Olympia Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 940 ft
- Green Valley trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 477 ft
- Maple Spring–Turtle Rock, 4 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 605 ft
- Green Ranch Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 848 ft
- Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail 3 mi · ▲ 503 ft
- Pine Pond–Buckeye Trail Loop, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 608 ft
- Back Creek Trail–Bruce Lee Road, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 508 ft
- Utility Access Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 1,082 ft
- Black Hawk Creek Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 961 ft
- Cardinet Oaks Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 704 ft
- Sentinel Rock–Curry Point, 5 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 868 ft
- Mount Olympia–East Trail, 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,913 ft
- Black Hawk Hills Road & Black Hawk Ridge Road 4 mi · ▲ 1,206 ft
- Misko's Regret 4.2 mi · ▲ 799 ft
- Eagle Peak Viewpoint–Bruce Lee Road, 4 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,715 ft
- Sulfur Spring–Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, 4 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 771 ft
- Diablo Foothills Regional Park Viewpoint–Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint, 5 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 866 ft
- Prospectors Gap & Prospector's Gap Road 5 mi · ▲ 1,826 ft
- Burma Road 5 mi · ▲ 1,315 ft
- Cardinet Oaks Road & Mount Olympia Road 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,301 ft
- Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint–Bob Pond, 6 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 1,085 ft
- Wall Point Road 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,115 ft
- Frog Pond–Frog Pond Road, 5 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,899 ft
- Red Road Loop 6.8 mi · ▲ 1,395 ft
- Clayton Oaks Road & Olympia Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 2,528 ft
- Devil's Pulpit–Murchio Gap, 7 sights 9.3 mi · ▲ 3,024 ft
- North Peak–Murchio Gap, 9 sights 9.7 mi · ▲ 3,364 ft
- Black Point Trail 10.2 mi · ▲ 2,709 ft
- Black Hawk Hills Road–Black Hawk Ridge Road, 3 sights 10.5 mi · ▲ 2,780 ft
- Eagle Peak–Eagle Peak Viewpoint, 8 sights 10.6 mi · ▲ 3,939 ft
- Twin Ponds–TwinPonds, 6 sights 10.6 mi · ▲ 2,170 ft
- Chase Pond–Frog Pond, 7 sights 11 mi · ▲ 2,517 ft
- Murchio Gap–Prospectors Gap, 6 sights 11.4 mi · ▲ 4,164 ft
- Bob Pond–Twin Ponds, 7 sights 12.3 mi · ▲ 2,101 ft
- Sugarloaf Hill–Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint, 9 sights 12.5 mi · ▲ 2,188 ft
- Bob Pond–Twin Ponds, 6 sights 12.6 mi · ▲ 2,307 ft
- Burma Spring & California Riding and Hiking Trail via Burma Road 12.8 mi · ▲ 2,682 ft
- Johnny-come-lately Spring & California Riding and Hiking Trail via Burma Road 12.8 mi · ▲ 2,550 ft
- Haystack Hill–Bob Pond, 8 sights 13.6 mi · ▲ 2,481 ft
- Sulphur Creek Pond–Bob Pond, 9 sights 14.1 mi · ▲ 2,652 ft
- Frog Pond–Sheepherder Pond, 6 sights 14.8 mi · ▲ 3,302 ft
- Sulphur Creek Pond–Bob Pond, 11 sights 15.4 mi · ▲ 2,767 ft
- Willow Spring Pond–Twin Ponds, 8 sights 15.5 mi · ▲ 2,665 ft
- Little Yosemite Valley Trail & Sunset Trail via Stage Road 15.7 mi · ▲ 3,198 ft
- Fossil Hill–Willow Spring Pond, 10 sights 15.9 mi · ▲ 2,606 ft
- Artist Point–Holey Rock, 10 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 3,307 ft
- Holey Rock–Borges Ranch Trail, 7 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 3,392 ft