Burma Road
5 mi · ▲ 1,315 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Burma Road is a 5-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Alamo Oaks, CA. It climbs 1,315 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi538 – 1,585 ft · steepest grade: 24%5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: connector 37.88509, -121.97735
Nearest town Alamo Oaks, CA
Directions
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Burma Road
5 mi · ▲ 1,315 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 537–1,585 ft
Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park
Trailhead: connector · 37.88509, -121.97735
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Burma Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miReach Burma Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
29% dirt71% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM — 0 min before dark.
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