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Mount Diablo State Park

Pine Pond–Burma Road, 4 sights

15.7 mi · ▲ 3,137 ft · 6 hr 48 min

Pine Pond–Burma Road, 4 sights is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Clayton, CA. The route reaches Pine Pond. It climbs 3,137 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi374 – 1,293 ft · steepest grade: 23%15.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: California Riding and Hiking Trail 37.94127, -121.96286
Nearest town Clayton, CA
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Pine Pond–Burma Road, 4 sights

15.7 mi · ▲ 3,137 ft · 6 hr 48 min

Elevation 373–1,293 ft

Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park

Trailhead: California Riding and Hiking Trail · 37.94127, -121.96286

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 99°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:13 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

Transit-accessible: Michigan Boulevard & Washington Boulevard stop 578 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.7 miSharp right onto Red Road, heading E.
  11. 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  14. 1.4 miTurn left onto Little Pine Creek Road, heading S.
  15. 300 ftTurn left onto Falcon Road, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Little Pine Creek Road, heading S.
  17. 0.7 miBear right onto Burma Road, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miPass Pine Pond.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Stage Road, heading SE.
  20. 0.3 miReach Pine Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Burma Road, heading NW.
  22. 0.3 miBear left onto Little Pine Creek Road, heading N.
  23. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Falcon Road, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto Little Pine Creek Road, heading NW.
  25. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 1.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  28. 0.4 miBear right onto Red Road, heading NW.
  29. 0.9 miSharp left, heading NE.
  30. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  33. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  35. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  36. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  37. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  38. 0.3 miContinue straight onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading N.
  39. 0.8 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/pine-pond-out-back

Trail surface

18% gravel8% dirt74% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 99°F60°
Feels like87°Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
100°60°
Sunrise 6:13 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue 91°65°
Wed 90°58°
Thu 98°56°
Fri 103°61°
Sat 103°60°
Sun 102°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~83 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Michigan Boulevard & Washington Boulevard stop 578 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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