Prospectors Gap & Prospector's Gap Road
5 mi · ▲ 1,826 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Prospectors Gap & Prospector's Gap Road is a 5-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Marsh Creek Springs, CA. The route reaches Prospectors Gap at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 1,826 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Prospectors Gap & Prospector's Gap Road
5 mi · ▲ 1,826 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Elevation 1,134–2,974 ft
Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park
Trailhead: Prospector's Gap Road · 37.88624, -121.87903
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 99°F / low 74° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:13 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start on Prospector's Gap Road, heading S.
- 2.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Prospectors Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 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.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~115 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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