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Mount Diablo State Park

Diablo Foothills Regional Park Viewpoint–Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint, 4 sights

15.8 mi · ▲ 3,266 ft · 6 hr 54 min

Diablo Foothills Regional Park Viewpoint–Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Cowell, CA. The route passes Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint before reaching Diablo Foothills Regional Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 3,266 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi440 – 1,296 ft · steepest grade: 24%16.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.93116, -121.97372
Nearest town Cowell, CA
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Diablo Foothills Regional Park Viewpoint–Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint, 4 sights

15.8 mi · ▲ 3,266 ft · 6 hr 54 min

Elevation 439–1,295 ft

Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park

Trailhead: 37.93116, -121.97372

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 99°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.7 miSharp right onto Red Road, heading E.
  10. 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  13. 1.4 miTurn left onto Little Pine Creek Road, heading S.
  14. 300 ftSharp right onto Falcon Road, heading SE.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right onto Sunset Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right onto Stage Road, heading S.
  17. 0.9 miTurn left onto Buckeye Ravine Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miPass Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint.
  19. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miReach Diablo Foothills Regional Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.5 miTurn right onto Stage Road, heading E.
  22. 0.9 miTurn left onto Sunset Trail, heading SE.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left onto Falcon Road, heading N.
  24. 0.7 miSharp left onto Little Pine Creek Road, heading E.
  25. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 1.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  28. 0.4 miBear right onto Red Road, heading NW.
  29. 0.9 miSharp left, heading NE.
  30. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  32. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  33. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  35. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  36. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  37. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/diablo-foothills-regional-park-viewpoint-diablo-foothills-regional-park-viewpoint-out-back-25-km-2d12

Trail surface

16% dirt4% gravel80% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 99°F60°
Feels like82°Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
100°60°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue 90°65°
Wed 90°58°
Thu 98°56°
Fri 103°61°
Sat 103°59°
Sun 102°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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