Briones Peak–Old Briones Viewpoint Loop, 6 sights is a 4.6-mile loop in Briones Regional Park near Muir, CA. The route passes Maricich Lagoon, Sindicich Lagoon 2, Old Briones Viewpoint and Briones Peak. It climbs 1,125 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi374 – 1,483 ft · steepest grade: 32%4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Diablo View Trail 37.95638, -122.12363
Nearest town Muir, CA
Directions
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Briones Peak–Old Briones Viewpoint Loop, 6 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,125 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 375–1,482 ft
Loop · 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 miBear right onto Spengler Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miPass Maricich Lagoon.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Briones Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Briones Road Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Briones Crest Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftPass Sindicich Lagoon 2.
- 50 ftReach Briones Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Old Briones Road Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftPass Old Briones Viewpoint.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Briones Crest Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miPass Briones Peak.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Diablo View Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 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
- Spengler Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,363 ft
- Old Briones Viewpoint–Maricich Lagoon, 4 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 1,153 ft
- Blue Oak Trail via Spengler Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,506 ft
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