Briones Peak–Buckeye Ranch Trail, 3 sights is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Briones Regional Park near Muir, CA. The route reaches Briones Peak. It climbs 2,584 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi374 – 1,483 ft · steepest grade: 31%9.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Diablo View Trail 37.95638, -122.12363
Nearest town Muir, CA
Directions
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Briones Peak–Buckeye Ranch Trail, 3 sights
9.4 mi · ▲ 2,584 ft · 4 hr 26 min
Elevation 375–1,482 ft
Out & Back · Briones Regional Park
Trailhead: Diablo View Trail · 37.95638, -122.12363
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1 miSharp left onto Spengler Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Briones Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Briones Peak.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Sunrise Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Buckeye Ranch Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Briones Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Sunrise Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Briones Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Spengler Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.9 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
94% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Diablo View Trail Trailhead
- Orchard Trail & Pine Tree Trail to Orchard Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 284 ft
- Spengler Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 892 ft
- Maricich Lagoon via Spengler Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 803 ft
- Briones Peak–Old Briones Viewpoint Loop, 6 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,125 ft
- Spengler Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,363 ft
- Old Briones Viewpoint–Maricich Lagoon, 4 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 1,153 ft
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