Emmons Canyon Trail–Ridge View Trail, 3 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 1,505 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Emmons Canyon Trail–Ridge View Trail, 3 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Rock City, CA. It climbs 1,505 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Emmons Canyon Trail–Ridge View Trail, 3 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 1,505 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Elevation 800–1,993 ft
Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park
Trailhead: Summit Trail · 37.85490, -121.93281
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 73°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
- Start on Summit Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Ridge View Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Wall Point Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Secret Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wall Point Road, heading W.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Emmons Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Summit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Wall Point Road, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Secret Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wall Point Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Ridge View Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Summit Trail, heading E.
- 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.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:13 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:33 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:59 PM.
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