Eagle Peak Viewpoint–Coulter Pine Trail, 3 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 1,865 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Eagle Peak Viewpoint–Coulter Pine Trail, 3 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Clayton, CA. The route reaches Eagle Peak Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 1,865 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Eagle Peak Viewpoint–Coulter Pine Trail, 3 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 1,865 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 573–2,369 ft
Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park
Trailhead: 37.92159, -121.94080
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 99°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:13 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Bruce Lee Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Oak Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Coulter Pine Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Eagle Peak Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Eagle Peak Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Coulter Pine Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Oak Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bruce Lee Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.9 mi in (~81 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Bruce Lee Road–Coulter Pine Trail, 4 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 438 ft
- Coulter Pine Trail–Mitchell Rock Trail, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,170 ft
- Back Creek Trail–Bruce Lee Road, 5 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,016 ft
- Eagle Peak–Eagle Peak Viewpoint, 4 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,868 ft
- Back Creek Trail–Bruce Lee Road, 7 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 1,232 ft
- Eagle Peak–Eagle Peak Viewpoint, 11 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 2,755 ft
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