Devil's Pulpit–North Peak Trail, 3 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Marsh Creek Springs, CA. The route reaches Devil's Pulpit at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 2,245 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,135 – 3,389 ft · steepest grade: 23%6.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Prospector's Gap Road 37.88624, -121.87903
Nearest town Marsh Creek Springs, CA
Directions
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Devil's Pulpit–North Peak Trail, 3 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 2,245 ft · 3 hr 19 min
Elevation 1,134–3,390 ft
Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park
Trailhead: Prospector's Gap Road · 37.88624, -121.87903
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 99°F / low 74° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:13 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start on Prospector's Gap Road, heading S.
- 2.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto North Peak Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miReach Devil's Pulpit, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Prospector's Gap Road, heading E.
- 2.5 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
97% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 99°F74°
Feels like83°Precip0%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
100°70°
Sunrise 6:13 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue
95°73°
Wed
95°59°
Thu
101°57°
Fri
104°62°
Sat
105°61°
Sun
104°59°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~116 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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