Mount Diablo State Park

Red Road

6.4 mi · ▲ 1,669 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Red Road is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Alamo Oaks, CA. It climbs 1,669 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi381 – 1,283 ft · steepest grade: 26%6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 37.88509, -121.97735
Nearest town Alamo Oaks, CA

Directions

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Red Road

6.4 mi · ▲ 1,669 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Elevation 380–1,282 ft

Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park

Trailhead: connector · 37.88509, -121.97735

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 3 miTurn left onto Red Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miReach Red Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM — 0 min before dark.

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