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Diablo Foothills Regional Park

Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 669 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Diablo Foothills Regional Park near Alamo Oaks, CA. It climbs 669 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi532 – 853 ft · steepest grade: 25%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.86909, -121.99737
Nearest town Alamo Oaks, CA
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Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 669 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 531–852 ft

Out & Back · Diablo Foothills Regional Park

Trailhead: 37.86909, -121.99737

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1 miSharp right onto Borges Ranch Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right onto Borges Ranch Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  7. 1 miArrive 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/briones-to-mt-diablo-regional-trail-out-back-4-km-07c0

Trail surface

16% dirt84% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM — 5 min before dark.

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