Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint–Sulphur Creek Pond, 7 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 905 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint–Sulphur Creek Pond, 7 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Shell Ridge Open Space near Meinert, CA. The route passes Sulphur Creek Pond and Bob Pond before reaching Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 905 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint–Sulphur Creek Pond, 7 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 905 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 386–770 ft
Out & Back · Shell Ridge Open Space
Trailhead: Costanoan Trail · 37.90480, -122.01622
Weather Aug 3: Mostly clear, high 101°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start on Costanoan Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Ginder Gap Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Sulphur Creek Pond.
- 50 ftBear right onto Costanoan Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Ridge Top Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Costanoan Trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Flat Top Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Costanoan Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Hanna Grove Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Bob Pond.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Borges Ranch Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Buckeye Ravine Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftReach Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Borges Ranch Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hanna Grove Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Costanoan Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Flat Top Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Costanoan Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftBear left onto Ridge Top Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Costanoan Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Ginder Gap Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Costanoan Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 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 2.3 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from Costanoan Trail Trailhead
- Sulphur Creek Pond & Costanoan Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,018 ft
- Sulphur Creek Pond–Bob Pond, 6 lakes 4 mi · ▲ 845 ft
- Deer Lake–Corral Spring Trail, 8 sights 5 mi · ▲ 769 ft
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