Curry Point–Black Hawk Ridge Road, 4 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 1,124 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Curry Point–Black Hawk Ridge Road, 4 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Rock City, CA. The route reaches Curry Point. It climbs 1,124 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Curry Point–Black Hawk Ridge Road, 4 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 1,124 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Elevation 1,283–1,798 ft
Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park
Trailhead: Trail Through Time · 37.85019, -121.93391
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trail Through Time, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Wall Point Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Curry Point.
- 2 miReach Curry Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.6 miTurn left onto Trail Through Time, heading NW.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM — 8 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
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