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Diablo Foothills Regional Park

Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 266 ft · 52 min

Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Diablo Foothills Regional Park near Alamo Oaks, CA. It climbs 266 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi686 – 869 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Borges Ranch Trail 37.88051, -121.99975
Nearest town Alamo Oaks, CA
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Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 266 ft · 52 min

Elevation 684–869 ft

Out & Back · Diablo Foothills Regional Park

Trailhead: Borges Ranch Trail · 37.88051, -121.99975

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 100 ftBear left onto Borges Ranch Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading SE.
  4. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/twin-ponds-twin-ponds-out-back-4-km-57fc

Trail surface

89% dirt11% 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 7:28 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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