Sentinel Rock–Curry Point, 5 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 868 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Sentinel Rock–Curry Point, 5 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Rock City, CA. The route passes Sentinel Rock and Curry Point. It climbs 868 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Sentinel Rock–Curry Point, 5 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 868 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 1,288–1,798 ft
Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park
Trailhead: CCC Trail · 37.85239, -121.93649
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 97°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start on CCC Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Sentinel Rock.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Trail Through Time, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Wall Point Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Curry Point.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Curry Canyon Road, heading E.
- 0.8 miReach Sentinel Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Knobcone Point Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Wall Point Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Trail Through Time, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto CCC Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:45 PM.
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