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Briones Regional Park

Russel Peak Trail & Service Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,179 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Russel Peak Trail & Service Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Briones Regional Park near Lafayette, CA. It climbs 1,179 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 1,394 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Service Road 37.92406, -122.11759
Nearest town Lafayette, CA
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Russel Peak Trail & Service Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,179 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 700–1,394 ft

Out & Back · Briones Regional Park

Trailhead: Service Road · 37.92406, -122.11759

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

  1. Start on Service Road, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Spengler Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left onto Table Top Trail, heading SW.
  4. 250 ftBear right onto Briones Crest Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Russel Peak Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miReach Service Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Briones Crest Trail, heading NE.
  8. 1.1 miBear left onto Table Top Trail, heading NE.
  9. 250 ftSharp right onto Spengler Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Service Road, heading E.
  11. 0.6 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/russel-peak-trail-out-back

Trail surface

53% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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