Special day on Mt Diablo with ice frozen trees and snow flurries.  Bad day to forget gloves.

If you are going to leave from Mitchell Canyon you have some choices.  AllTrails takes you counterclockwise which is a nice slow start to warm up but the return leg is fairly loose and I slipped on my butt a couple times.   You also loose and gain an extra 700’ on the way down.  You could climb clockwise against AllTrails and might do better on this piece and have an easier return leg when your legs are tired  If I just wanted to bag the peak I might follow AllTrails up and then take the same path back.

Don’t forget $6 cash for the gate.