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Mount Diablo State Park

Coulter Pine Trail–Mitchell Rock Trail, 3 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 1,170 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Coulter Pine Trail–Mitchell Rock Trail, 3 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Clayton, CA. It climbs 1,170 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi594 – 1,716 ft · steepest grade: 27%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mitchell Canyon Road 37.92028, -121.94183
Nearest town Clayton, CA
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Coulter Pine Trail–Mitchell Rock Trail, 3 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 1,170 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 593–1,715 ft

Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park

Trailhead: Mitchell Canyon Road · 37.92028, -121.94183

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 99°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:13 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mitchell Canyon Road, heading S.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Oak Road, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Coulter Pine Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Eagle Peak Trail, heading S.
  5. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Mitchell Rock Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1.5 miTurn left onto Oak Road, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mitchell Canyon Road, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/twin-peaks-out-back-6-km-404f

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 99°F62°
Feels like83°Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
100°60°
Sunrise 6:13 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue 92°66°
Wed 91°57°
Thu 97°55°
Fri 102°61°
Sat 102°59°
Sun 101°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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