Briones Regional Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi801 – 1,237 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pereira Trail 37.93248, -122.16702
Nearest town Orinda Village, CA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Pereira Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Deer Creek Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Briones Crest Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Service Road, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miReach Costa Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Briones Crest Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Deer Creek Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right onto Pereira Trail, heading SE.
  11. 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.

Trail surface

84% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Sunset

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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