Briones Crest Trail–Buckeye Ranch Trail, 8 sights is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Briones Regional Park near Lafayette, CA. It climbs 1,844 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi548 – 1,394 ft · steepest grade: 24%7.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Buckeye Ranch Trail 37.91690, -122.11713
Nearest town Lafayette, CA
Directions
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Briones Crest Trail–Buckeye Ranch Trail, 8 sights
7.3 mi · ▲ 1,844 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Elevation 548–1,394 ft
Out & Back · Briones Regional Park
Trailhead: Buckeye Ranch Trail · 37.91690, -122.11713
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start on Buckeye Ranch Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Sunrise Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Briones Crest Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Lafayette Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Buckeye Ranch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Briones Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Seaborg Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Crescent Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Yerba Buena Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Valley Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Briones Crest Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Sunrise Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Buckeye Ranch Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
63% dirt18% gravel19% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
Other ways to reach this destination
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