Mount Diablo State Park

Cardinet Oaks Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 704 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Cardinet Oaks Road is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Clayton, CA. It climbs 704 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,362 – 1,985 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cardinet Oaks Road 37.91059, -121.90254
Nearest town Clayton, CA

Directions

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Cardinet Oaks Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 704 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 1,362–1,985 ft

Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park

Trailhead: Cardinet Oaks Road · 37.91059, -121.90254

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

  1. Start on Cardinet Oaks Road, heading SW.
  2. 1.6 miReach Cardinet Oaks Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.6 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

51% dirt49% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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