Fairy Lantern Trail via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Diablo Foothills Regional Park near Alamo Oaks, CA. It climbs 863 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi532 – 853 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.86909, -121.99737
Nearest town Alamo Oaks, CA
Directions
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Fairy Lantern Trail via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail
4 mi · ▲ 863 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 531–852 ft
Out & Back · Diablo Foothills Regional Park
Trailhead: 37.86909, -121.99737
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 100°F / low 68° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 1 miSharp right onto Borges Ranch Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Fairy Lantern Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Fairy Lantern Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Borges Ranch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 1 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
28% dirt72% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 100°F68°
Feels like83°Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
100°65°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue
92°67°
Wed
90°57°
Thu
97°56°
Fri
103°61°
Sat
102°59°
Sun
101°58°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail
- 4 mi · out & back · via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail
- 7.3 mi · out & back · via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail
- 3 mi · out & back · via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail
More from this trailhead
- Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail 2 mi · ▲ 380 ft
- Borges Ranch Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 616 ft
- China Wall Road via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 398 ft
- Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 669 ft
- Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail 3 mi · ▲ 370 ft
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