Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint–Pine Pond, 6 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Alamo Oaks, CA. The route passes Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint and Pine Pond. It climbs 803 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi436 – 906 ft · steepest grade: 21%6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wall Point Road 37.86265, -121.97848
Nearest town Alamo Oaks, CA
Directions
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Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint–Pine Pond, 6 sights
6 mi · ▲ 803 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Elevation 438–904 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.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto China Wall Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Buckeye Ravine Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftPass Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Stage Road, heading SE.
- 1.2 miPass Pine Pond.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Dusty Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Wall Point Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
86% dirt14% 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 1.3 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Wall Point Road Trailhead
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- Diablo Foothills Regional Park Viewpoint–Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint, 5 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 866 ft
- Pine Pond–Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, 7 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 989 ft
- Sulfur Spring–Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, 5 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 920 ft
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