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Briones Regional Park

Table Top Viewpoint–Buckeye Ranch Trail, 7 sights

7 mi · ▲ 1,797 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Table Top Viewpoint–Buckeye Ranch Trail, 7 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back in Briones Regional Park near Lafayette, CA. The route reaches Table Top Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 1,797 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi548 – 1,427 ft · steepest grade: 25%7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Buckeye Ranch Trail 37.91690, -122.11713
Nearest town Lafayette, CA
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Table Top Viewpoint–Buckeye Ranch Trail, 7 sights

7 mi · ▲ 1,797 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Elevation 548–1,428 ft

Out & Back · Briones Regional Park

Trailhead: Buckeye Ranch Trail · 37.91690, -122.11713

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Buckeye Ranch Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right onto Sunrise Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1.1 miTurn right onto Briones Crest Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto Table Top Trail, heading E.
  5. 250 ftSharp right onto Spengler Trail, heading S.
  6. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Table Top Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miPass Table Top Viewpoint.
  8. 250 ftTurn left onto Briones Crest Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miSharp right onto Valley Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miSharp left onto Yerba Buena Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.6 miSharp left onto Crescent Ridge Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.7 miBear left onto Briones Crest Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sunrise Trail, heading S.
  14. 1.1 miSharp left onto Buckeye Ranch Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/table-top-viewpoint-buckeye-ranch-trail-out-back-7-sights-11-km

Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route

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