Mount Diablo State Park

Ridge View Trail & Summit Trail via Wall Point Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 521 ft · 1 hr

Ridge View Trail & Summit Trail via Wall Point Road is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Rock City, CA. It climbs 521 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,621 – 1,992 ft · steepest grade: 36%2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wall Point Road 37.85252, -121.92818
Nearest town Rock City, CA

Directions

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Ridge View Trail & Summit Trail via Wall Point Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 521 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 1,620–1,993 ft

Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park

Trailhead: Wall Point Road · 37.85252, -121.92818

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

  1. Start on Wall Point Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miSharp right onto Staircase Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Summit Trail, heading SE.
  4. 300 ftReach Summit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miSharp left onto Ridge View Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left onto Wall Point Road, heading NE.
  7. 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.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:49 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:09 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:36 PM.

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