Dusty Road via Wall Point Road is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Alamo Oaks, CA. It climbs 823 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi646 – 948 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.85958, -121.98774
Nearest town Alamo Oaks, CA
Directions
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Dusty Road via Wall Point Road
4.4 mi · ▲ 823 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 646–948 ft
Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park
Trailhead: 37.85958, -121.98774
Weather Aug 3: Mostly clear, high 99°F / low 66° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Wall Point Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Dusty Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Dusty Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Wall Point Road, heading S.
- 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 99°F66°
Feels like82°Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
100°65°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue
91°66°
Wed
90°56°
Thu
96°54°
Fri
101°60°
Sat
101°58°
Sun
100°56°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:55 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- Wall Point Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 433 ft
- Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail 3 mi · ▲ 503 ft
- Wall Point Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 609 ft
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