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Mount Diablo State Park

Johnny-come-lately Spring & California Riding and Hiking Trail via Burma Road

12.8 mi · ▲ 2,550 ft · 5 hr 32 min

Johnny-come-lately Spring & California Riding and Hiking Trail via Burma Road is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Clayton, CA. The route reaches Johnny-come-lately Spring at the turnaround, 6.4 miles in. It climbs 2,550 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi374 – 1,916 ft · steepest grade: 33%13.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: California Riding and Hiking Trail 37.94127, -121.96286
Nearest town Clayton, CA
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Johnny-come-lately Spring & California Riding and Hiking Trail via Burma Road

12.8 mi · ▲ 2,550 ft · 5 hr 32 min

Elevation 373–1,915 ft

Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park

Trailhead: California Riding and Hiking Trail · 37.94127, -121.96286

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 99°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:13 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

Transit-accessible: Michigan Boulevard & Washington Boulevard stop 578 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.7 miSharp right onto Red Road, heading E.
  11. 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Burma Road, heading E.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.5 miReach Johnny-come-lately Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  20. 0.4 miBear right onto Red Road, heading N.
  21. 0.9 miSharp left, heading N.
  22. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  27. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  28. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  30. 0.3 miContinue straight onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading N.
  31. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/johnny-come-lately-spring-out-back-23-km

Trail surface

22% gravel9% dirt69% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 99°F60°
Feels like87°Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
100°60°
Sunrise 6:13 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue 91°65°
Wed 90°58°
Thu 98°56°
Fri 103°61°
Sat 103°60°
Sun 102°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~83 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Michigan Boulevard & Washington Boulevard stop 578 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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