Sentinel Rock–Ridge View Trail, 3 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 615 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Sentinel Rock–Ridge View Trail, 3 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Rock City, CA. The route reaches Sentinel Rock. It climbs 615 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Sentinel Rock–Ridge View Trail, 3 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 615 ft · 1 hr 8 min
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
- Start on Wall Point Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Trail Through Time, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto CCC Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftReach Sentinel Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Trail Through Time, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Wall Point Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Ridge View Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Summit Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Staircase Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Wall Point Road, heading S.
- 0.3 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 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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More from Wall Point Road Trailhead
- Borges Ranch Trail–Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, 3 sights 13.4 mi · ▲ 2,463 ft
- Curry Point–Curry Canyon Road, 3 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 490 ft
- Wall Point Road 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,494 ft
- Wall Point Road 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,115 ft
- Ridge View Trail & Summit Trail via Wall Point Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 521 ft
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