Bob Pond–Twin Ponds, 7 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Diablo Foothills Regional Park near Meinert, CA. The route passes Bob Pond, TwinPonds and Twin Ponds. It climbs 1,015 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bob Pond–Twin Ponds, 7 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,015 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Elevation 261–869 ft
Out & Back · Diablo Foothills Regional Park
Trailhead: 37.89984, -122.00187
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 100°F / low 69° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Bob Pond.
- 100 ftBear right onto Hanna Grove Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Borges Ranch Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miPass TwinPonds.
- 50 ftPass Twin Ponds.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Twin Ponds Loop Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Borges Ranch Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto China Wall Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Bob Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Borges Ranch Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Twin Ponds Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Borges Ranch Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Hanna Grove Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left onto Borges Ranch Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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