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Mount Diablo State Park

Olympia Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 940 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Olympia Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Clayton, CA. It climbs 940 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,020 – 2,005 ft · steepest grade: 37%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mount Olympia Road 37.90662, -121.90626
Nearest town Clayton, CA
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Olympia Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 940 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 1,019–2,005 ft

Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park

Trailhead: Mount Olympia Road · 37.90662, -121.90626

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

  1. Start on Olympia Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.4 miReach Olympia Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/olympia-trail-out-back-7342

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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