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Diablo Foothills Regional Park

Borges Ranch Trail & China Wall Road via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail

4 mi · ▲ 480 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Borges Ranch Trail & China Wall Road via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Diablo Foothills Regional Park near Alamo, CA. It climbs 480 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi591 – 869 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Foothills Trail 37.87935, -122.00827
Nearest town Alamo, CA
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Borges Ranch Trail & China Wall Road via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail

4 mi · ▲ 480 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 591–869 ft

Out & Back · Diablo Foothills Regional Park

Trailhead: Foothills Trail · 37.87935, -122.00827

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 100°F / low 68° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

  1. Start on Foothills Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Borges Ranch Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto China Wall Road, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miReach Borges Ranch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miBear left onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Borges Ranch Trail, heading NW.
  12. 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Foothills Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bullfrog-pond-bullfrog-pond-out-back-6-km-ddd7

Trail surface

79% dirt1% paved20% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 100°F68°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
100°65°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue 91°66°
Wed 90°57°
Thu 97°56°
Fri 103°61°
Sat 102°59°
Sun 101°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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