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Mount Diablo State Park

Little Yosemite Valley Trail & Sunset Trail via Stage Road

16.1 mi · ▲ 3,269 ft · 7 hr

Little Yosemite Valley Trail & Sunset Trail via Stage Road is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Cowell, CA. It climbs 3,269 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi449 – 1,293 ft · steepest grade: 17%16.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.91986, -121.98904
Nearest town Cowell, CA
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Little Yosemite Valley Trail & Sunset Trail via Stage Road

16.1 mi · ▲ 3,269 ft · 7 hr

Elevation 450–1,293 ft

Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park

Trailhead: 37.91986, -121.98904

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 99°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

  1. Start on Fire Road 7-14, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.7 miSharp right onto Red Road, heading E.
  9. 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  12. 1.4 miTurn left onto Little Pine Creek Road, heading S.
  13. 250 ftSharp right onto Falcon Road, heading SE.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right onto Sunset Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right onto Stage Road, heading S.
  16. 0.6 miSharp left onto Little Yosemite Valley Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.8 miReach Sunset Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.8 miSharp right onto Stage Road, heading N.
  19. 0.6 miTurn left onto Sunset Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left onto Falcon Road, heading N.
  21. 0.7 miSharp left onto Little Pine Creek Road, heading E.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 1.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 0.4 miBear right onto Red Road, heading N.
  26. 0.9 miSharp left, heading N.
  27. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  28. 500 ftSharp left, heading W.
  29. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  31. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  32. 0.4 miTurn right onto Fire Road 7-14, heading W.
  33. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/buckeye-ravine-viewpoint-out-back-24-km-88fa

Trail surface

12% dirt1% paved87% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 99°F60°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
100°60°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue 90°64°
Wed 90°58°
Thu 98°56°
Fri 103°61°
Sat 103°59°
Sun 102°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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