Mount Diablo State Park

Red Road

10 mi · ▲ 2,146 ft · 4 hr 24 min

Red Road is a 10-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Alamo Oaks, CA. It climbs 2,146 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi505 – 1,293 ft · steepest grade: 22%10.1 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Red Road

10 mi · ▲ 2,146 ft · 4 hr 24 min

Elevation 507–1,293 ft

Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park

Trailhead: connector · 37.88509, -121.97735

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miBear right onto Red Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.9 miSharp left, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 1.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  22. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM — 0 min before dark.

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