Buckeye Ranch Trail–Lafayette Ridge Trail, 4 sights
3 mi · ▲ 1,071 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Buckeye Ranch Trail–Lafayette Ridge Trail, 4 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Briones Regional Park near Lafayette, CA. It climbs 1,071 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Buckeye Ranch Trail–Lafayette Ridge Trail, 4 sights
3 mi · ▲ 1,071 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 645–1,337 ft
Out & Back · Briones Regional Park
Trailhead: Mariposa Trail · 37.90997, -122.14046
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 Mariposa Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Russel Peak Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Lafayette Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Buckeye Ranch Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Mariposa Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Lafayette Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Russel Peak Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mariposa Trail, heading S.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:45 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
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