Spengler Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 892 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Spengler Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Briones Regional Park near Muir, CA. It climbs 892 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi374 – 925 ft · steepest grade: 25%3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Diablo View Trail 37.95638, -122.12363
Nearest town Muir, CA
Directions
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Spengler Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 892 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 375–925 ft
Out & Back · Briones Regional Park
Trailhead: Diablo View Trail · 37.95638, -122.12363
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1 miSharp left onto Spengler Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Diablo View Trail Trailhead
- Orchard Trail & Pine Tree Trail to Orchard Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 284 ft
- Maricich Lagoon via Spengler Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 803 ft
- Briones Peak–Old Briones Viewpoint Loop, 6 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,125 ft
- Spengler Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,363 ft
- Old Briones Viewpoint–Maricich Lagoon, 4 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 1,153 ft
- Blue Oak Trail via Spengler Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,506 ft
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