Frog Pond–Sheepherder Pond, 6 sights
14.8 mi · ▲ 3,302 ft · 6 hr 35 min
Frog Pond–Sheepherder Pond, 6 sights is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Marsh Creek Springs, CA. The route passes Frog Pond and Sheepherder Pond. It climbs 3,302 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Frog Pond–Sheepherder Pond, 6 sights
14.8 mi · ▲ 3,302 ft · 6 hr 35 min
Elevation 954–2,225 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
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Prospector's Gap Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Rhine Canyon Road, heading SW.
- 2.4 miPass Frog Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Frog Pond Road, heading S.
- 1.5 miPass Sheepherder Pond.
- 1.6 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Curry Cave Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Frog Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Curry Canyon Road, heading N.
- 3.1 miTurn left onto Green Ranch Road, heading N.
- 2.4 miContinue straight onto Prospector's Gap Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 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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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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