Burma Road–Falcon Road, 3 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 501 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Burma Road–Falcon Road, 3 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Alamo Oaks, CA. It climbs 501 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Burma Road–Falcon Road, 3 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 501 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 505–1,013 ft
Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park
Trailhead: connector · 37.88509, -121.97735
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Little Pine Creek Road, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Falcon Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Little Pine Creek Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Burma Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Falcon Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Little Pine Creek Road, heading NW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Falcon Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Little Pine Creek Road, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.0 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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