Lafayette Ridge Trail–Montecello Rd Trail, 3 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Briones Regional Park near Lafayette, CA. It climbs 1,872 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi679 – 1,394 ft · steepest grade: 28%6.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Service Road 37.92406, -122.11759
Nearest town Lafayette, CA
Directions
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Lafayette Ridge Trail–Montecello Rd Trail, 3 sights
6.7 mi · ▲ 1,872 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Elevation 678–1,394 ft
Out & Back · Briones Regional Park
Trailhead: Service Road · 37.92406, -122.11759
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start on Service Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Spengler Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Table Top Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Briones Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Lafayette Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Montecello Rd Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Service Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Lafayette Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Briones Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Table Top Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Spengler Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Service Road, heading E.
- 0.6 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
66% dirt34% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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
- 4.8 mi · out & back · via Lafayette Ridge Trail
- 4.9 mi · out & back · via Lafayette Ridge Trail
- 7.3 mi · out & back · via Lafayette Ridge Trail
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