Black Hawk Creek Road is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Blackhawk, CA. It climbs 961 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,001 – 1,503 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Black Hawk Ridge Road 37.82113, -121.90170
Nearest town Blackhawk, CA
Directions
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Black Hawk Creek Road
3.3 mi · ▲ 961 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 1,001–1,504 ft
Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park
Trailhead: Black Hawk Ridge Road · 37.82113, -121.90170
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 97°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:13 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start on Black Hawk Ridge Road, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Black Hawk Creek Road, heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach Black Hawk Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Black Hawk Ridge Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
ClearTemperature 97°F63°
Feels like81°Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity32%
Hourly temperature
100°60°
Sunrise 6:13 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue
88°62°
Wed
89°55°
Thu
96°57°
Fri
101°62°
Sat
100°60°
Sun
97°58°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:52 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from Black Hawk Ridge Road Trailhead
- Black Hawk Hills Road & Black Hawk Ridge Road 4 mi · ▲ 1,206 ft
- Black Hawk Hills Road–Black Hawk Ridge Road, 3 sights 10.5 mi · ▲ 2,780 ft
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