Diablo Foothills Regional Park Viewpoint–Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint, 6 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 2,063 ft · 4 hr 38 min
Diablo Foothills Regional Park Viewpoint–Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint, 6 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Rock City, CA. The route passes Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint before reaching Diablo Foothills Regional Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 2,063 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Diablo Foothills Regional Park Viewpoint–Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint, 6 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 2,063 ft · 4 hr 38 min
Elevation 438–1,752 ft
Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park
Trailhead: Trail Through Time · 37.85019, -121.93391
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 97°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trail Through Time, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Wall Point Road, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Secret Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wall Point Road, heading NW.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Little Yosemite Valley Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Stage Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Buckeye Ravine Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Diablo Foothills Regional Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Stage Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Little Yosemite Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 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.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Trail Through Time, heading S.
- 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:55 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 13 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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