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Mount Diablo State Park

Burma Road–California Riding and Hiking Trail, 4 sights

15.2 mi · ▲ 3,043 ft · 6 hr 35 min

Burma Road–California Riding and Hiking Trail, 4 sights is a 15.2-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Clayton, CA. It climbs 3,043 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi371 – 1,296 ft · steepest grade: 25%15.4 mi

Getting there

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

15.2 mi · ▲ 3,043 ft · 6 hr 35 min

Elevation 372–1,295 ft

Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park

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

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 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 miContinue straight onto Burma Road, heading E.
  18. 0.4 miReach California Riding and Hiking Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Little Pine Creek Road, heading NW.
  20. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Falcon Road, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Little Pine Creek Road, heading NW.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 1.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 0.4 miBear right onto Red Road, heading NW.
  26. 0.9 miSharp left, heading NE.
  27. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  32. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  33. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  35. 0.3 miContinue straight onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading N.
  36. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pine-pond-pine-pond-out-back-22-km-0294

Trail surface

19% gravel5% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~82 min). Leave by 5:27 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 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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