Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Alamo Oaks, CA. It climbs 503 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi646 – 948 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.85958, -121.98774
Nearest town Alamo Oaks, CA
Directions
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Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail
3 mi · ▲ 503 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 646–948 ft
Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park
Trailhead: 37.85958, -121.98774
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wall Point Road, heading SE.
- 1.2 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail
- 3 mi · out & back · via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail
- 4 mi · out & back · via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail
- 4.2 mi · out & back · via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail
- 7.3 mi · out & back · via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail
- 12.9 mi · out & back · via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail
More from this trailhead
- Wall Point Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 609 ft
- Wall Point Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 433 ft
- Dusty Road via Wall Point Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 823 ft
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