Diablo Foothills Regional Park
China Wall Road via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 1 hr 5 min
China Wall Road via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Diablo Foothills Regional Park near Alamo Oaks, CA. It climbs 312 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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China Wall Road via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 684–869 ft
Out & Back · Diablo Foothills Regional Park
Trailhead: Borges Ranch Trail · 37.88051, -121.99975
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 99°F / low 67° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Borges Ranch Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto China Wall Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach China Wall Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM — 2 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail
- 4 mi · out & back · via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail
- 7.3 mi · out & back · via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail
- 3 mi · out & back · via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail
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