Briones Regional Park

Old Briones Viewpoint–Maricich Lagoon, 6 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 896 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Old Briones Viewpoint–Maricich Lagoon, 6 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Briones Regional Park near Muir, CA. The route passes Maricich Lagoon and Old Briones Viewpoint. It climbs 896 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi883 – 1,227 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Briones Road Trail 37.95385, -122.13506
Nearest town Muir, CA

Directions

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Old Briones Viewpoint–Maricich Lagoon, 6 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 896 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 882–1,226 ft

Out & Back · Briones Regional Park

Trailhead: Old Briones Road Trail · 37.95385, -122.13506

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Old Briones Road Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.7 miPass Maricich Lagoon.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Briones Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Briones Road Trail, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Briones Crest Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Old Briones Road Trail, heading S.
  8. 450 ftPass Old Briones Viewpoint.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left onto Valley Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Yerba Buena Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Crescent Ridge Trail, heading W.
  12. 100 ftReach Old Briones Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Yerba Buena Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left onto Valley Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Briones Road Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftSharp right onto Briones Crest Trail, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Old Briones Road Trail, heading N.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Briones Road, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Briones Road Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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