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Diablo Foothills Regional Park

Borges Ranch Trail–Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, 3 sights

7.3 mi · ▲ 1,227 ft · 3 hr 3 min

Borges Ranch Trail–Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, 3 sights is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Diablo Foothills Regional Park near Alamo Oaks, CA. It climbs 1,227 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi433 – 869 ft · steepest grade: 17%7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wall Point Road 37.86265, -121.97848
Nearest town Alamo Oaks, CA
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Borges Ranch Trail–Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, 3 sights

7.3 mi · ▲ 1,227 ft · 3 hr 3 min

Elevation 434–869 ft

Out & Back · Diablo Foothills Regional Park

Trailhead: Wall Point Road · 37.86265, -121.97848

Weather Aug 3: Mostly clear, high 100°F / low 67° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wall Point Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 1.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Borges Ranch Trail, heading NW.
  7. 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Foothills Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sugarloaf-Shell Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.7 miBear right onto Franco Ridge Loop Trail, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Franco Ridge Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miReach Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Franco Ridge Loop Trail, heading N.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto Sugarloaf-Shell Ridge Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.7 miTurn left onto Foothills Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Borges Ranch Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miBear right onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  19. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Wall Point Road, heading SE.
  20. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bullfrog-pond-bullfrog-pond-out-back-9-km-6c27

Trail surface

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 100°F67°
Feels like84°Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
100°65°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue 91°67°
Wed 91°57°
Thu 97°55°
Fri 102°60°
Sat 102°58°
Sun 101°57°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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