Burma Spring–Pine Pond, 6 sights
15.5 mi · ▲ 3,774 ft · 7 hr 3 min
Burma Spring–Pine Pond, 6 sights is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Rock City, CA. The route passes Pine Pond before reaching Burma Spring at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 3,774 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Burma Spring–Pine Pond, 6 sights
15.5 mi · ▲ 3,774 ft · 7 hr 3 min
Elevation 505–2,235 ft
Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park
Trailhead: Trail Through Time · 37.85019, -121.93391
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 97°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trail Through Time, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Wall Point Road, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Secret Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wall Point Road, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Dusty Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Stage Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Pine Pond.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Burma Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Little Pine Creek Road, heading NW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Falcon Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Little Pine Creek Road, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Burma Road, heading S.
- 1.1 miReach Burma Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 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 S.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Falcon Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Little Pine Creek Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Burma Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Stage Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Dusty Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Wall Point Road, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Secret Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wall Point Road, heading SE.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Trail Through Time, heading E.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:55 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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