Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint–Buckeye Ravine Trail, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 994 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint–Buckeye Ravine Trail, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Alamo Oaks, CA. The route reaches Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 994 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint–Buckeye Ravine Trail, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 994 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 438–822 ft
Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park
Trailhead: connector · 37.88509, -121.97735
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 100°F / low 68° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Little Pine Creek Road, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Falcon Road, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Sunset Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Stage Road, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Buckeye Ravine Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Stage Road, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Sunset Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Falcon Road, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Little Pine Creek Road, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~78 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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