Red Road
5.5 mi · ▲ 1,074 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Red Road is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Cowell, CA. It climbs 1,074 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Red Road
5.5 mi · ▲ 1,074 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 326–1,249 ft
Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park
Trailhead: 37.90191, -121.99331
Weather Aug 3: Mostly clear, high 101°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:16 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.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miArrive 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 1.3 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 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 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,395 ft
- Red Road Loop 6.8 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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