Burma Spring–Juniper Viewpoint, 3 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Rock City, CA. The route passes Juniper Viewpoint before reaching Burma Spring at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 641 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,251 – 2,907 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Deer Flat Road 37.87908, -121.93426
Nearest town Rock City, CA
Directions
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Burma Spring–Juniper Viewpoint, 3 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 641 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 2,252–2,906 ft
Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park
Trailhead: Deer Flat Road · 37.87908, -121.93426
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 91°F / low 74° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:13 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start on Deer Flat Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Juniper Viewpoint.
- 1.3 miReach Burma Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 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
70% dirt30% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 91°F74°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 6:13 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue
85°70°
Wed
84°49°
Thu
89°48°
Fri
95°53°
Sat
94°51°
Sun
93°50°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:45 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
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