Cardinet Oaks Road & Olympia Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,715 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Cardinet Oaks Road & Olympia Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Marsh Creek Springs, CA. It climbs 1,715 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Cardinet Oaks Road & Olympia Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,715 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Elevation 1,019–2,005 ft
Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park
Trailhead: Olympia Trail · 37.90992, -121.88905
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Olympia Trail, heading SW.
- 3 miReach Olympia Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3 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 1.2 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Clayton Oaks Road & Olympia Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 2,528 ft
- Mount Olympia–East Trail, 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,913 ft
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