Ridge View Trail & Wall Point Road is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Alamo Oaks, CA. It climbs 1,696 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi653 – 1,992 ft · steepest grade: 30%7.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wall Point Road 37.86265, -121.97848
Nearest town Alamo Oaks, CA
Directions
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Ridge View Trail & Wall Point Road
6.9 mi · ▲ 1,696 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Elevation 653–1,993 ft
Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park
Trailhead: Wall Point Road · 37.86265, -121.97848
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wall Point Road, heading SE.
- 2.5 miTurn left onto Secret Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wall Point Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Ridge View Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Summit Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Wall Point Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge View Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Wall Point Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Secret Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wall Point Road, heading W.
- 2.5 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
OvercastTemperature 77°F53°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity86%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sun
73°52°
Mon
85°51°
Tue
90°58°
Wed
92°61°
15%
Thu
96°68°
Fri
83°58°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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