Table Top Viewpoint–Blue Oak Trail, 4 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,774 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Table Top Viewpoint–Blue Oak Trail, 4 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Briones Regional Park near Pleasant Hill, CA. The route reaches Table Top Viewpoint. It climbs 1,774 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Table Top Viewpoint–Blue Oak Trail, 4 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,774 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Elevation 298–1,432 ft
Out & Back · Briones Regional Park
Trailhead: Blue Oak Trail · 37.93930, -122.10174
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Blue Oak Trail, heading W.
- 1 miBear right onto Blue Oak Shortcut, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Spengler Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach Table Top Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Table Top Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miPass Table Top Viewpoint.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Spengler Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Blue Oak Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~109 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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