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Mount Diablo State Park

Black Hawk Hills Road & Black Hawk Ridge Road

4 mi · ▲ 1,206 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Black Hawk Hills Road & Black Hawk Ridge Road is a 4-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Blackhawk, CA. It climbs 1,206 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,001 – 1,910 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Black Hawk Ridge Road 37.82113, -121.90170
Nearest town Blackhawk, CA
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Black Hawk Hills Road & Black Hawk Ridge Road

4 mi · ▲ 1,206 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 1,001–1,911 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

  1. Start on Black Hawk Ridge Road, heading E.
  2. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Black Hawk Hills Road, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miReach Black Hawk Ridge Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Black Hawk Ridge Road, heading S.
  6. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/black-hawk-ridge-road-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

13% dirt87% unspecified

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

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