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Mount Diablo State Park

Diablo Foothills Regional Park Viewpoint–Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint, 5 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 910 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Diablo Foothills Regional Park Viewpoint–Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint, 5 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Rock City, CA. The route passes Pine Pond and Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint before reaching Diablo Foothills Regional Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 910 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi436 – 1,014 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Buckeye Trail 37.87547, -121.96355
Nearest town Rock City, CA
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Diablo Foothills Regional Park Viewpoint–Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint, 5 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 910 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 438–1,013 ft

Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park

Trailhead: Buckeye Trail · 37.87547, -121.96355

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 97°F / low 73° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

  1. Start on Burma Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.7 miSharp right onto Stage Road, heading W.
  3. 50 ftPass Pine Pond.
  4. 1.2 miTurn left onto Buckeye Ravine Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftPass Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint.
  7. 0.2 miReach Diablo Foothills Regional Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto Stage Road, heading SE.
  9. 1.2 miSharp left onto Burma Road, heading E.
  10. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/diablo-foothills-regional-park-viewpoint-buckeye-ravine-viewpoint-out-back-6-sights-8-km

Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 97°F73°
Feels like85°Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
100°70°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue 89°68°
Wed 89°56°
Thu 96°54°
Fri 101°59°
Sat 101°57°
Sun 100°56°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:53 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 12 min before dark.

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