Burma Spring–Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint, 7 sights is a 13.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Walnut Heights, CA. The route passes Bob Pond, Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint and Burma Spring. It climbs 3,508 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi436 – 2,238 ft · steepest grade: 30%13.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hanna Grove Trail 37.89203, -122.00323
Nearest town Walnut Heights, CA
Directions
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Burma Spring–Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint, 7 sights
13.4 mi · ▲ 3,508 ft · 6 hr 13 min
Elevation 438–2,238 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 miTurn left onto Falcon Road, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Little Pine Creek Road, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Burma Road, heading E.
- 1.1 miPass Burma Spring.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mother's Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Burma Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Burma Road, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Little Pine Creek Road, heading E.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Falcon Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Sunset Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Stage Road, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Buckeye Ravine Trail, heading W.
- 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 N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
56% dirt44% 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 3.9 mi in (~118 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:23 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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