Curry Point–Bob Pond, 7 sights is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Walnut Heights, CA. The route passes Bob Pond, TwinPonds and Twin Ponds before reaching Curry Point at the turnaround, 6.6 miles in. It climbs 2,371 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi495 – 1,798 ft · steepest grade: 17%14.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hanna Grove Trail 37.89203, -122.00323
Nearest town Walnut Heights, CA
Directions
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Curry Point–Bob Pond, 7 sights
13.5 mi · ▲ 2,371 ft · 5 hr 41 min
Elevation 496–1,798 ft
Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park
Trailhead: Hanna Grove Trail · 37.89203, -122.00323
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hanna Grove Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Bob Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Borges Ranch Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Twin Ponds Loop Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Borges Ranch Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass TwinPonds.
- 50 ftPass Twin Ponds.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Wall Point Road, heading E.
- 2.2 miTurn left onto Secret Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wall Point Road, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Curry Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Secret Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wall Point Road, heading W.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Borges Ranch Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Twin Ponds Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Borges Ranch Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Hanna Grove Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
95% dirt5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM — 4 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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