Eagle Peak–Eagle Peak Viewpoint, 8 sights
10.6 mi · ▲ 3,939 ft · 5 hr 30 min
Eagle Peak–Eagle Peak Viewpoint, 8 sights is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Marsh Creek Springs, CA. The route passes Prospectors Gap, Murchio Gap, Eagle Peak and Eagle Peak Viewpoint. It climbs 3,939 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Eagle Peak–Eagle Peak Viewpoint, 8 sights
10.6 mi · ▲ 3,939 ft · 5 hr 30 min
Elevation 1,134–2,997 ft
Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park
Trailhead: Prospector's Gap Road · 37.88624, -121.87903
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
- Start on Prospector's Gap Road, heading S.
- 2.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bald Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Prospectors Gap.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Back Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Eagle Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Murchio Gap.
- 0.8 miPass Eagle Peak.
- 50 ftPass Eagle Peak Viewpoint.
- 0.7 miReach Eagle Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Back Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bald Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Prospector's Gap Road, heading E.
- 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 2.9 mi in (~129 min). Leave by 4:40 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from Prospector's Gap Road Trailhead
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