Table Top Viewpoint–Spengler Trail, 3 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Briones Regional Park near Lafayette, CA. The route reaches Table Top Viewpoint. It climbs 1,464 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi518 – 1,427 ft · steepest grade: 27%4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Blue Oak Trail 37.93460, -122.11452
Nearest town Lafayette, CA
Directions
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Table Top Viewpoint–Spengler Trail, 3 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 1,464 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 520–1,428 ft
Out & Back · Briones Regional Park
Trailhead: Blue Oak Trail · 37.93460, -122.11452
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on 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 miSharp left onto Table Top Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Briones Crest Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Table Top Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftPass Table Top Viewpoint.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Spengler Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left onto Blue Oak Shortcut, heading S.
- 0.2 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
83% dirt17% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Orchard Trail via Spengler Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,131 ft
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