Devil's Pulpit–Murchio Gap, 7 sights is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Clayton, CA. The route passes Murchio Gap and Prospectors Gap before reaching Devil's Pulpit at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 3,024 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi633 – 3,389 ft · steepest grade: 28%9.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.92171, -121.93270
Nearest town Clayton, CA
Directions
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Devil's Pulpit–Murchio Gap, 7 sights
9.3 mi · ▲ 3,024 ft · 4 hr 37 min
Elevation 634–3,390 ft
Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park
Trailhead: 37.92171, -121.93270
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 99°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:13 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto Bruce Lee Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Back Creek Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 miPass Murchio Gap.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bald Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miPass Prospectors Gap.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto North Peak Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach Devil's Pulpit, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Bald Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Back Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Bruce Lee Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 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
85% dirt15% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 99°F62°
Feels like83°Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
100°60°
Sunrise 6:13 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue
92°66°
Wed
94°60°
Thu
102°58°
Fri
106°64°
Sat
106°62°
Sun
106°60°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~109 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Back Creek Trail–Bruce Lee Road, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 508 ft
- Bruce Lee Road–Coulter Pine Trail, 4 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,134 ft
- Eagle Peak–Eagle Peak Viewpoint, 5 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,715 ft
- Eagle Peak Viewpoint–Bruce Lee Road, 4 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,715 ft
- Back Creek Trail–Bruce Lee Road, 5 sights 5 mi · ▲ 1,054 ft
- Eagle Peak–Eagle Peak Viewpoint, 8 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 2,202 ft
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