Buckeye Ranch Trail–Lafayette Ridge Trail, 4 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Briones Regional Park near Lafayette, CA. It climbs 1,945 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi561 – 1,394 ft · steepest grade: 24%7.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Montecello Rd Trail 37.90418, -122.12523
Nearest town Lafayette, CA
Directions
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Buckeye Ranch Trail–Lafayette Ridge Trail, 4 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 1,945 ft · 3 hr 26 min
Elevation 562–1,394 ft
Out & Back · Briones Regional Park
Trailhead: Montecello Rd Trail · 37.90418, -122.12523
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start on Montecello Rd Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Lafayette Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Briones Crest Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Sunrise Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Buckeye Ranch Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Montecello Rd Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Sunrise Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Briones Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Lafayette Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Montecello Rd Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 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
78% dirt22% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Montecello Rd Trail Trailhead
- Buckeye Ranch Trail & Montecello Rd Trail via Lafayette Ridge Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,201 ft
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