Service Road & Table Top Trail via Spengler Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 1,637 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Service Road & Table Top Trail via Spengler Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Briones Regional Park near Lafayette, CA. It climbs 1,637 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Service Road & Table Top Trail via Spengler Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 1,637 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 520–1,409 ft
Out & Back · Briones Regional Park
Trailhead: Blue Oak Trail · 37.93460, -122.11452
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start on Blue Oak Shortcut, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Spengler Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Table Top Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Spengler Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Service Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach Table Top Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Spengler Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Table Top Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Spengler Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Blue Oak Shortcut, heading E.
- 0.2 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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