Emmons Canyon Trail & Wall Point Road is a 3-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Alamo Oaks, CA. It climbs 829 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi653 – 1,109 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wall Point Road 37.86265, -121.97848
Nearest town Alamo Oaks, CA
Directions
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Emmons Canyon Trail & Wall Point Road
3 mi · ▲ 829 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 653–1,108 ft
Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park
Trailhead: Wall Point Road · 37.86265, -121.97848
Weather Aug 3: Mostly clear, high 100°F / low 67° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wall Point Road, heading SE.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Emmons Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Wall Point Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wall Point Road, heading NW.
- 1.2 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
Mostly clearTemperature 100°F67°
Feels like84°Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
100°65°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue
91°67°
Wed
91°57°
Thu
97°55°
Fri
102°60°
Sat
102°58°
Sun
101°57°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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