Costa Peak–Briones Crest Trail, 4 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 470 ft · 1 hr
Costa Peak–Briones Crest Trail, 4 sights is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Briones Regional Park near Orinda Village, CA. The route reaches Costa Peak at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 470 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Costa Peak–Briones Crest Trail, 4 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 470 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 800–1,236 ft
Out & Back · Briones Regional Park
Trailhead: Pereira Trail · 37.93248, -122.16702
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start on Pereira Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Deer Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Briones Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Service Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Costa Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Briones Crest Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Deer Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Pereira Trail, heading SE.
- 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM — 0 min before dark.
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