Black Hawk Hills Road–Black Hawk Ridge Road, 3 sights
10.5 mi · ▲ 2,780 ft · 4 hr 53 min
Black Hawk Hills Road–Black Hawk Ridge Road, 3 sights is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Blackhawk, CA. It climbs 2,780 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Black Hawk Hills Road–Black Hawk Ridge Road, 3 sights
10.5 mi · ▲ 2,780 ft · 4 hr 53 min
Elevation 942–1,911 ft
Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park
Trailhead: Black Hawk Ridge Road · 37.82113, -121.90170
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 97°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:13 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start on Black Hawk Ridge Road, heading E.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Black Hawk Hills Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Oyster Point Trail, heading E.
- 3.5 miReach Black Hawk Ridge Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.5 miSharp left onto Black Hawk Hills Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Black Hawk Ridge Road, heading S.
- 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.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:52 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from Black Hawk Ridge Road Trailhead
- Black Hawk Creek Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 961 ft
- Black Hawk Hills Road & Black Hawk Ridge Road 4 mi · ▲ 1,206 ft
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