Sulfur Spring–Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, 5 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Diablo Foothills Regional Park near Alamo Oaks, CA. The route reaches Sulfur Spring. It climbs 920 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi371 – 869 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wall Point Road 37.86265, -121.97848
Nearest town Alamo Oaks, CA
Directions
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Sulfur Spring–Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, 5 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 920 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Elevation 372–869 ft
Out & Back · Diablo Foothills Regional Park
Trailhead: Wall Point Road · 37.86265, -121.97848
Weather Aug 3: Mostly clear, high 100°F / low 67° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wall Point Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Little Yosemite Valley Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Stage Road, heading W.
- 0.9 miReach Sulfur Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Fairy Lantern Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Wall Point Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 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
69% dirt31% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 100°F67°
Feels like84°Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
100°65°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue
91°67°
Wed
91°57°
Thu
97°55°
Fri
102°60°
Sat
102°58°
Sun
101°57°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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