Mount Diablo State Park

Wall Point Road

7.4 mi · ▲ 1,494 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Wall Point Road is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Rock City, CA. It climbs 1,494 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi797 – 1,785 ft · steepest grade: 17%7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wall Point Road 37.85252, -121.92818
Nearest town Rock City, CA

Directions

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Wall Point Road

7.4 mi · ▲ 1,494 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Elevation 799–1,787 ft

Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park

Trailhead: Wall Point Road · 37.85252, -121.92818

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Wall Point Road, heading SW.
  2. 1.5 miTurn left onto Secret Trail, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Wall Point Road, heading W.
  4. 2.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 2.2 miTurn left onto Secret Trail, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Wall Point Road, heading SE.
  7. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:49 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:09 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:36 PM.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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