AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Mount Diablo State Park

Red Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 913 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Red Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Cowell, CA. It climbs 913 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi325 – 840 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.90191, -121.99331
Nearest town Cowell, CA
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Red Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 913 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 326–841 ft

Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park

Trailhead: 37.90191, -121.99331

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Red Road, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miReach Red Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/red-road-out-back-8-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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