Sulfur Spring–Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Diablo Foothills Regional Park near Alamo Oaks, CA. The route passes Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint before reaching Sulfur Spring at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 372 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi371 – 751 ft · steepest grade: 28%2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Borges Ranch Trail 37.88051, -121.99975
Nearest town Alamo Oaks, CA
Directions
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Sulfur Spring–Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint, 4 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 372 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 372–752 ft
Out & Back · Diablo Foothills Regional Park
Trailhead: Borges Ranch Trail · 37.88051, -121.99975
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 99°F / low 67° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Borges Ranch Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Buckeye Ravine Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftPass Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Stage Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Sulfur Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Buckeye Ravine Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Borges Ranch Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
60% dirt40% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 99°F67°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
100°65°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue
91°66°
Wed
90°56°
Thu
97°55°
Fri
102°60°
Sat
102°58°
Sun
101°57°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:50 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Borges Ranch Trail Trailhead
- Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 266 ft
- China Wall Road via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 312 ft
- Borges Ranch Trail–Franco Ridge Loop Trail, 3 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 720 ft
- Buckeye Ravine Viewpoint–Buckeye Ravine Trail, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 658 ft
- Willow Spring Pond–Twin Ponds, 6 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 630 ft
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