Maple Spring–Turtle Rock, 4 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 605 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Maple Spring–Turtle Rock, 4 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Rock City, CA. The route passes Turtle Rock before reaching Maple Spring at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 605 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Maple Spring–Turtle Rock, 4 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 605 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 1,468–1,955 ft
Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park
Trailhead: Stage Road · 37.86648, -121.94446
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 96°F / low 68° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Diablo Ranch Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Turtle Rock.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Angel Kerley Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Maple Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Diablo Ranch Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:45 PM.
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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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