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Mount Diablo State Park

Bob Pond–Twin Ponds, 6 sights

12.6 mi · ▲ 2,307 ft · 5 hr 21 min

Bob Pond–Twin Ponds, 6 sights is a 12.6-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Alamo, CA. The route passes Bob Pond, TwinPonds and Twin Ponds. It climbs 2,307 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi561 – 1,798 ft · steepest grade: 16%13.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Borges Ranch Trail 37.88963, -122.00293
Nearest town Alamo, CA
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Bob Pond–Twin Ponds, 6 sights

12.6 mi · ▲ 2,307 ft · 5 hr 21 min

Elevation 561–1,799 ft

Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park

Trailhead: Borges Ranch Trail · 37.88963, -122.00293

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Borges Ranch Trail, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Bob Pond.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Twin Ponds Loop Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftPass TwinPonds.
  5. 50 ftPass Twin Ponds.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Borges Ranch Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miBear right onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Wall Point Road, heading SE.
  10. 2.2 miTurn left onto Secret Trail, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Wall Point Road, heading N.
  12. 1.5 miReach Bob Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 1.5 miTurn left onto Secret Trail, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Wall Point Road, heading W.
  15. 2.2 miContinue straight onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  17. 1.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  19. 150 ftContinue straight onto Borges Ranch Trail, heading NW.
  20. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left onto Twin Ponds Loop Trail, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Borges Ranch Trail, heading NW.
  23. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bob-pond-bob-pond-out-back-6-lakes-20-km-5c15

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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