Buckeye Ranch Trail & Montecello Rd Trail via Lafayette Ridge Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 1,201 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Buckeye Ranch Trail & Montecello Rd Trail via Lafayette Ridge Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Briones Regional Park near Lafayette, CA. It climbs 1,201 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Buckeye Ranch Trail & Montecello Rd Trail via Lafayette Ridge Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 1,201 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 645–1,204 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.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Buckeye Ranch Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Montecello Rd Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Lafayette Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Montecello Rd 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 0.8 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 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
- Lafayette Ridge Trail & Montecello Rd Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,265 ft
- Buckeye Ranch Trail–Lafayette Ridge Trail, 4 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,945 ft
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