Sulphur Creek Pond–Deer Lake, 9 sights
6.7 mi · ▲ 1,391 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Sulphur Creek Pond–Deer Lake, 9 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Shell Ridge Open Space near Walnut Creek, CA. The route passes Deer Lake and Sulphur Creek Pond. It climbs 1,391 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Sulphur Creek Pond–Deer Lake, 9 sights
6.7 mi · ▲ 1,391 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Elevation 218–663 ft
Out & Back · Shell Ridge Open Space
Trailhead: Indian Creek Trail · 37.90014, -122.04285
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 101°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start on Indian Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Summit Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Indian Creek Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Kovar Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Fossil Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Ridge Top Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Corral Spring Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miPass Deer Lake.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Ridge Top Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Ginder Gap Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftPass Sulphur Creek Pond.
- 150 ftBear right onto Costanoan Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Sulfur Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Costanoan Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Sulphur Creek Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Sulfur Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Costanoan Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left onto Ginder Gap Loop Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Ridge Top Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Corral Spring Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left onto Ridge Top Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Fossil Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Kovar Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Indian Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Summit Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Indian Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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