Pine Pond–Dusty Road, 4 sights
9 mi · ▲ 1,703 ft · 3 hr 51 min
Pine Pond–Dusty Road, 4 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Rock City, CA. The route reaches Pine Pond. It climbs 1,703 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Pine Pond–Dusty Road, 4 sights
9 mi · ▲ 1,703 ft · 3 hr 51 min
Elevation 542–1,752 ft
Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park
Trailhead: Trail Through Time · 37.85019, -121.93391
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 97°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trail Through Time, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Wall Point Road, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Secret Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wall Point Road, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Dusty Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Stage Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Pine Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Sunset Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Pine Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Stage Road, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Dusty Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Wall Point Road, heading SE.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Secret Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wall Point Road, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Trail Through Time, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:55 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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