Sugarloaf Hill–Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint, 9 sights
12.5 mi · ▲ 2,188 ft · 5 hr 16 min
Sugarloaf Hill–Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint, 9 sights is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Rock City, CA. The route passes Pine Pond, Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint and Sugarloaf Hill. It climbs 2,188 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Sugarloaf Hill–Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint, 9 sights
12.5 mi · ▲ 2,188 ft · 5 hr 16 min
Elevation 268–1,013 ft
Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park
Trailhead: Buckeye Trail · 37.87547, -121.96355
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 97°F / low 73° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start on Burma Road, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Stage Road, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Pine Pond.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Buckeye Ravine Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint.
- 200 ftBear left onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Borges Ranch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Foothills Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Sugarloaf-Shell Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Franco Ridge Loop Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Sugarloaf-Shell Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Center Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ridge Top Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Sugarloaf Hill.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Bottom Spring Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach Sugarloaf Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Ridge Top Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Center Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sugarloaf-Shell Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Franco Ridge Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear left onto Sugarloaf-Shell Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Foothills Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Borges Ranch Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Buckeye Ravine Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Stage Road, heading SE.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Burma Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:53 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 12 min before dark.
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