Willow Spring Pond–Bramhall Pond, 4 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Willow Spring Pond–Bramhall Pond, 4 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Shell Ridge Open Space near Walnut Heights, CA. The route passes Willow Spring Pond and Bramhall Pond. It climbs 392 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Willow Spring Pond–Bramhall Pond, 4 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 218–471 ft
Out & Back · Shell Ridge Open Space
Trailhead: 37.88697, -122.01889
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Willow Spring Pond.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Fossil Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Bramhall Pond.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Indian Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Fossil Hill Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Kovar Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Willow Spring Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Fossil Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Indian Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Fossil Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
- 3.4 mi · out & back · via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail
- 4.1 mi · out & back · via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail
- 5.5 mi · out & back · via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail
- 10.3 mi · out & back · via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail
- 15.5 mi · out & back · via Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail
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