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Blue Oak Trail–Mariposa Trail, 4 sights is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Briones Regional Park near Lafayette, CA. It climbs 2,234 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi299 – 1,408 ft · steepest grade: 30%8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mariposa Trail 37.90997, -122.14046
Nearest town Lafayette, CA

Directions

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Blue Oak Trail–Mariposa Trail, 4 sights

8.4 mi · ▲ 2,234 ft · 3 hr 55 min

Elevation 298–1,409 ft

Out & Back · Briones Regional Park

Trailhead: Mariposa Trail · 37.90997, -122.14046

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

  1. Start on Mariposa Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Russel Peak Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Briones Crest Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.1 miBear left onto Table Top Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left onto Spengler Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Blue Oak Shortcut, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Blue Oak Trail, heading SE.
  9. 1 miReach Mariposa Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1 miBear right onto Blue Oak Shortcut, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Spengler Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left onto Table Top Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.5 miBear right onto Briones Crest Trail, heading S.
  15. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Russel Peak Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mariposa Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

51% dirt49% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:45 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM — 9 min before dark.

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