Curry Point & Wall Point Road is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Alamo Oaks, CA. The route reaches Curry Point at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 1,703 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi653 – 1,798 ft · steepest grade: 17%8.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wall Point Road 37.86265, -121.97848
Nearest town Alamo Oaks, CA
Directions
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Curry Point & Wall Point Road
8.4 mi · ▲ 1,703 ft · 3 hr 39 min
Elevation 653–1,798 ft
Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park
Trailhead: Wall Point Road · 37.86265, -121.97848
Weather Aug 3: Mostly clear, high 100°F / low 67° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wall Point Road, heading SE.
- 2.5 miTurn left onto Secret Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wall Point Road, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Curry Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Secret Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wall Point Road, heading W.
- 2.5 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
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 100°F67°
Feels like84°Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
100°65°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue
91°67°
Wed
91°57°
Thu
97°55°
Fri
102°60°
Sat
102°58°
Sun
101°57°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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