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Mount Diablo State Park

Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail & Ridge View Trail via Wall Point Road

9.8 mi · ▲ 2,017 ft · 4 hr 17 min

Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail & Ridge View Trail via Wall Point Road is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Alamo Oaks, CA. It climbs 2,017 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi532 – 1,992 ft · steepest grade: 26%10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.86909, -121.99737
Nearest town Alamo Oaks, CA
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Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail & Ridge View Trail via Wall Point Road

9.8 mi · ▲ 2,017 ft · 4 hr 17 min

Elevation 531–1,993 ft

Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park

Trailhead: 37.86909, -121.99737

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 78°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Wall Point Road, heading E.
  6. 2.2 miTurn left onto Secret Trail, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Wall Point Road, heading SE.
  8. 0.6 miSharp left onto Ridge View Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Summit Trail, heading N.
  10. 50 ftReach Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge View Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miSharp right onto Wall Point Road, heading SW.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left onto Secret Trail, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Wall Point Road, heading SW.
  15. 2.2 miContinue straight onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  19. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/twin-ponds-twin-ponds-out-back-17-km-72f1

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 78°F54°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity73%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sun 73°53°
Mon 86°52°
Tue 90°59°
Wed 93°62° 15%
Thu 97°69°
Fri 83°59°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM — 6 min before dark.

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