Curry Point & Summit Trail via Wall Point Road
2.1 mi · ▲ 498 ft · 57 min
Curry Point & Summit Trail via Wall Point Road is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Rock City, CA. The route reaches Curry Point at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 498 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Curry Point & Summit Trail via Wall Point Road
2.1 mi · ▲ 498 ft · 57 min
Elevation 1,620–1,937 ft
Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park
Trailhead: Summit Trail · 37.85842, -121.93558
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
- Start on Summit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Staircase Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Wall Point Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Curry Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Staircase Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Summit Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:49 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:09 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:36 PM.
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