Misko's Regret–Ridge View Trail, 4 sights is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Rock City, CA. It climbs 2,567 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi456 – 1,992 ft · steepest grade: 30%11.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Summit Trail 37.85490, -121.93281
Nearest town Rock City, CA
Directions
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Misko's Regret–Ridge View Trail, 4 sights
11.6 mi · ▲ 2,567 ft · 5 hr 9 min
Elevation 457–1,993 ft
Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park
Trailhead: Summit Trail · 37.85490, -121.93281
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
- Start on Summit Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Ridge View Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Wall Point Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Secret Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wall Point Road, heading W.
- 4.7 miReach Summit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.7 miTurn left onto Secret Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wall Point Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Ridge View Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Summit Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 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
79% dirt21% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:09 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:49 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:09 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:36 PM.
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