Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint–Bob Pond, 6 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Walnut Heights, CA. The route passes Bob Pond and Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint. It climbs 1,085 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi436 – 909 ft · steepest grade: 30%5.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hanna Grove Trail 37.89203, -122.00323
Nearest town Walnut Heights, CA
Directions
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Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint–Bob Pond, 6 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 1,085 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Elevation 438–909 ft
Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park
Trailhead: Hanna Grove Trail · 37.89203, -122.00323
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 100°F / low 68° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hanna Grove Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Bob Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Borges Ranch Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Buckeye Ravine Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftPass Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Stage Road, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Sunset Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Falcon Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Sunset Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Stage Road, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Buckeye Ravine Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Borges Ranch Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hanna Grove Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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
ClearTemperature 100°F68°
Feels like92°Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity15%
Hourly temperature
100°65°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue
91°66°
Wed
98°58°
Thu
97°56°
Fri
103°61°
Sat
103°59°
Sun
102°58°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Hanna Grove Trail Trailhead
- Haystack Hill–Bob Pond, 3 summits 1.5 mi · ▲ 352 ft
- Sulphur Creek Pond–Bob Pond Loop, 4 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 435 ft
- Diablo Foothills Regional Park Viewpoint–Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint, 5 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 291 ft
- Bob Pond–Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail Loop, 5 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 489 ft
- Sulfur Spring–Bob Pond, 5 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 438 ft
- Fossil Hill–Bob Pond, 7 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 799 ft
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