Lafayette Ridge Trail & Montecello Rd Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Briones Regional Park near Lafayette, CA. It climbs 1,265 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi679 – 1,394 ft · steepest grade: 27%5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Montecello Rd Trail 37.90418, -122.12523
Nearest town Lafayette, CA
Directions
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Lafayette Ridge Trail & Montecello Rd Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,265 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Elevation 678–1,394 ft
Out & Back · Briones Regional Park
Trailhead: Montecello Rd Trail · 37.90418, -122.12523
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 72°F / low 53° · precip 2% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start on Montecello Rd Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Lafayette Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Briones Crest Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Table Top Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftReach Montecello Rd Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear right onto Briones Crest Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Lafayette Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Montecello Rd Trail, heading E.
- 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.
Trail surface
53% dirt47% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 72°F53°
Precip2%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity47%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:35 PM
Sat
73°51°
Sun
73°51°
Mon
85°51°
Tue
82°55°
Wed
70°54°
17%
Thu
95°64°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Lafayette Ridge Trail
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Lafayette Ridge Trail
- 3 mi · out & back · via Lafayette Ridge Trail
- 3.8 mi · out & back · via Lafayette Ridge Trail
- 4.3 mi · out & back · via Lafayette Ridge Trail
- 4.8 mi · out & back · via Lafayette Ridge Trail
- 7.3 mi · out & back · via Lafayette Ridge Trail
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