Briones Crest Trail–Mariposa Trail, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Briones Regional Park near Lafayette, CA. It climbs 1,142 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi965 – 1,394 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mariposa Trail 37.90997, -122.14046
Nearest town Lafayette, CA
Directions
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Briones Crest Trail–Mariposa Trail, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,142 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 963–1,394 ft
Out & Back · Briones Regional Park
Trailhead: Mariposa Trail · 37.90997, -122.14046
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 Mariposa Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Russel Peak Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Briones Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miReach Mariposa Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Russel Peak Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mariposa Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 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
34% dirt66% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:45 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM — 9 min before dark.
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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