Red Road Loop
6.8 mi · ▲ 1,395 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Red Road Loop is a 6.8-mile loop in Mount Diablo State Park near Cowell, CA. It climbs 1,395 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Red Road Loop
6.8 mi · ▲ 1,395 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 326–1,273 ft
Loop · Mount Diablo State Park
Trailhead: 37.90191, -121.99331
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 79°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Red Road, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- Red Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 913 ft
- Red Road 5.5 mi · ▲ 1,074 ft
- Red Road 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,395 ft
- Olofson Ridge Road via Red Road 7.7 mi · ▲ 1,758 ft
- Red Road Loop 9.5 mi · ▲ 1,737 ft
- Black Point Trail 10.2 mi · ▲ 2,709 ft
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