Tag: Mount Diablo

My first SOLO summit of Mt. Diablo (elevation 3849) today. Hiked from the base to reach Diablo’s peak, marked by this tower with a museum…

Great hike. Hard with views

Great day in January!!! We started clockwise and intended to stay left to the summit.  We inadvertently crossed over to the fire trail and took…

A bit windy hiking to the summit but the climb is always worth the views.

The wind was moderate-to-strong for most of the hike and almost knocked us over during our very brief time up on the tower.  The expansive…

This hike was way more challenging than I was expecting!  Stunning views. I went Mitchell Canyon to Oak Road to Coulter Pine Trail, Bruce Lee…

Mt. Diablo 15.2 mile hike via Twin Peaks, Eagle Peak, and North Peak.Trail conditions were very good, but muddy in places — especially in lower…

Good hike in cool weather. No view at the top due to clouds and light rain. Quite muddy in some areas. I was glad to…

The vertical climb of this peak is brutal but so beautiful. There were a few times that I thought I might have been hit by…

I joined the group to hike Mt. Diablo for 2 reasons, I want to experience to hike with a big group and I am not…

It was 32 degrees when we headed out at about 8:30 AM.  Never really warmed up.  Hiked in warm clothing layers.  Never got down to…

I picked Mt. Diablo for my first peak in the challenge because I know how hot the area and dry the area can be in…

Cold high 30s on summit, sprinkles of snow on hike up and summit … a touch under 14 mile round trip

Fresh from Mount Saint Helena, I met up with a training run for the Broken Arrow Sky Race for a 9 am start. The parking…

Beautiful wildflowers!

Cold, windy, and muddy. Hiked this after we got some downpour so it made the first mile challenging. After that I had to fend off…

Snowed a few days before we did the hike, trail muddy at lower areas for a bit but overall it was fine.  We were above…

Cold day to come up. Some parts were not bad, some parts were windy and covered in ice. It’s definitely better be cold than hot…

One of the most difficult and rewarding east bay hikes I’ve been on. As others say, go clockwise. Your hard work will pay off with…

A beautiful day for a hike. The trail was a bit muddy in some areas due to recent rains and a bit of snow at…

Long and intense hike! Beautiful views at the peak and well worth the trip! Finished the 2021 challenge!

Five and a half hours of moving time. Completed this trail clockwise which meant that I went up the steeper side and descended the wider…

Got up early to the parking lot (~8am when it first opened) to make sure we finished before it got dark.  Parking is $6 cash…

Great hike! Trail was pretty wide and there were some portions with loose gravel. Gorgeous fall/winter day! We were able to see other peaks in…

Was so windy at the top we ate in the lookout tower for protection.

Probably my favorite hike of the NorCal Six-Pack!  Though Mount Tam had some beautiful views also; Diablo was a great challenge pretty much the whole…

Mt. Diablo was beautiful! Water was in the creek, ferns were just starting to grow, and the dew on the new grass was so pretty.…

Perfect weather! High in the low 60s, with some scenic fog and clouds, which made for some nice photography. Quiet on the mountain, but the…

After a 4 month hiatus from hiking we jumped right back in with a pretty difficult hike.  We did all three peaks Eagle, twin and…

Absolutely stunning autumn hike with perfect hiking weather. Surprised there were very few people on the trail on a Sunday. Beautiful diverse trail loop and…

Took Juniper up and around the hill.  We spotted a trail to go up to the peake.. didn’t realize it was Devils Death Slide.  Once…

6 Peaks route of Mt Diablo – going clockwise Mt Olympia, North Peak, Diablo Summit, Eagle Peak, Twin Peaks, Mitchell Rock. Long flat treeless portion…

The trail was great. It was a little challenging to follow at first but once we got on the right path it was perfect.

While we didn’t exactly see the top of Mt Diablo, we did find some beautiful elevation at Eagle Peak nearby. We reached this spot by…

Diablo is best hiked on a cool day and we fortunately picked a perfect weather day. It is a long hike with lots of elevation…

After leaving home in the dark, we got a pretty early start to be sure we’d have plenty of time.  Having done this hike before…

Even though the signs say 8pm, the gate opened at 7am at the Mitchell Canyon Parking Lot. Make sure you have $6 to put in…

It was a perfect sunny day for a hike.  We started at the visitor center parking lot at Mitchell Canyon.  We took the trail to…

Today was a great day to hike Mt Diablo. We followed the advice from the blog and brought hiking poles – very useful as a…

Trail was in fine condition, but definitely not well marked. All the trails are consistently longer than listed 😂 no tarantulas!!

Got a late start (9 AM) today. Still, it was foggy much of the way up. Couldn’t actually see the summit until I was almost…

Overall a nice hike but we got caught in the scorching heat of September

Solid 10 miles, loved the views, started early but coming down was full heat and pretty exposed. They have all the water turned off. Thankfully,…

It was a very long drive up and into the Mt Diablo State Park. Parked up high since all trails a pretty much hard here.…

Hopped out of work a little early today to do a summit hike from Mitchell Canyon. Set off around 3pm and wasn’t confident I would…

This was one of the toughest hikes I have done so far. We started a little late from our planned start, and it was pretty…

Mt. Diablo was probably one of the most challenging hikes our group has done.  The views at the top of the peak were definitely well…

The instructions provided on Social Hiker was great.  Our group followed it to the tea.  Total miles for the day was 14+.  It was a…

It was a very hot hike.  Luckily we did the hike in reverse order so that by the time it got hot during the day,…

Seriously fun, hot and challenging hike yesterday with amazing hikers and friends working on the Northern California Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge. 14 plus miles (depending…

Hot hike up to the Mt Diablo summit. I took the Mt Diablo/Mitchell Canyon loop trail (13 miles total). A steep climb up to the…

bring plenty of water and refill where you can. trail is mostly well-maintained, and the only frustrations I had were in following the text directions…

Great weather- warm but not too hot. Only saw a total  of 3 hikers round trip- nice and quiet. Take your trekking poles- I forgot…

I summited Mt. Diablo yesterday! It was much hotter than I thought it would be. I did the AllTrails version counterclockwise as several commenters suggested.…

This hike was tough. We chose the clockwise route on the summit loop from Mitchell canyon to make the descent a bit easier. My partner…

Start early to get Parking and avoid the afternoon heat! The parking is $6 so make sure you take cash and a pen to pay…

This was a beautiful and challenging hike. We started when the gates opened (at 8am), pit stop at the nice clean bathrooms in the parking…

I named this hike “devil’s in the details” because each map I looked up had different trails. Taking a picture of the map at the…

Hot hike up Mount Diablo! Hardly any people on the trails or at the top.

Completed 3rd hike of Six Peaks Challenge at Mount Diablo with my friend Richard. We followed the grand loop. Beautiful views throughout the hike. We…

Steep amd rocky but doable!

The last mile was the longest mile ever!

The hike to the summit was tougher than expected.  Definitely glad we made it before the weather starts heating up. This would have been a…

Last time when I hiked up Mt. Diablo it was from the Mitchel Canyon Visitor center. It was an unforgettable group hike because of the…

Lovely day with my sis. We ended up going counter-clockwise from Mitchell Canyon Road which made for fewer people but less spectacular views from the…

Weather was perfect, we made sure to avoid the hot day.  Half way we were above the clouds, felt like we were hiking on the…

Our hike started with cool weather which was perfect.  We started at the Mitchell Canyon staging area. Our group climbed up 7.5 miles on the…

Finally got a chance to reach the Mt. Diablo Summit by foot over bike this trip.  Our crew all wished we had bikes upon reaching…

Clear weather, cool at start, but boiling hot on descent. We chose the steeper, shorter way up and the flatter longer route (via Juniper camp),…

We ended up taking Mitchell Rock Trail and Eagle Peak Trail into Bald Ridge Trail, which was pretty, but difficult. It took us about 4…

We started at Mitchell Canyon and ended up taking Mitchell Rock Tr–> Eagle Peak Tr–> Bald Ridge Tr, which was a little over 7 miles.…

Could not face Mitchell Canyon yet again so looked for a similarly challenging vertical/distance and new trails I haven’t done many times already to explore. …

We decided to hike this using the park rangers guide.   We went up the coulter pine trail and came down via the Mitchell Canyon…

My group took the suggested route / map offered by the ranger: Summit via Back Creek and Mitchell canyon. It was difficult going up and…

What can I say? The first time I hiked Mount Diablo was in the middle of summer with barely any water and I physically was…

Beautiful day with beautiful friends

Brutal hike 16.7 miles with 4700ft elevation gain.(6 peaks loop).It will definitely challenge you.My 3rd time .

This was was a bit tough for me

Great day weather wise. Trail a lot tougher than expected…excellent challenge!

Awesome hike, perfect time for wildflowers!

Beautiful weather. Be careful of the loose gravel on steep declines. Bring trekking poles and plenty of water.

Great Hike. Our group took the shorter hike starting from Rock City.  Lots of wildflowers out.

Best day ever! No wind at the top and the weather was great!

Flowers and Water =) Beautiful hike. But the hardest in the NorCal series (at least in my opinion)

The weather was beautiful yesterday. The blooming wildflowers made for a gorgeous hike. We also encountered a flock of turkeys at the start and end…

Hiking Tuyshtak in the Summer Issa death sentence when you don’t get an early start and don’t have enough water with you. In fact, I…

Hiking Tuyshtak in the Summer Issa death sentence when you don’t get an early start and don’t have enough water with you. In fact, I…

Beautiful day, great weather with lots of spring blooms.

Great weather , tons of wildflowers! Poppies poppies everywhere . A long hike that we rewarded ourselves with frozen yogurt  

One of my favorite trips up the mountain, did both north and south peaks! At the end, turkeys were drinking out of a horse trough.…

First Mt Diablo summit of 2021, but not the last. There were many Bay Area peak challenges last year, including Coastal Trails Diablo 6 peaks.…

Breezy hike with an abundance of wildflowers everywhere.

Trail was rocky and steep, as it always is on Mt. Diablo. Nonetheless, 3 of us 6-packers and another friend forged along. Wildflowers were spectacular…

2021 was really the year of Mount Diablo for me. In the first half of the year, I had a chance to visit six of…

In the spirit of the 6 Pack of Peaks Challenge, I chose to summit Mount Diablo via the 6 Peaks Loop in the park. This…

In the spirit of the 6 Pack of Peaks challenge I chose to do the 6 Peak Loop in Mount Diablo State Park to get…

Great weather to hike Mt. Diablo! Lots of turkey sitings and absolutely gorgeous wild flowers! Had to take breaks a few times on the last…

Beautiful hike with amazing views at the summit. Wear a hat as there is barely any shade on this hike. We found a lot of…

It was awesome!! Great views!

Great 8.6 mile hike

Very fun 8.6 mile hike

Absolutely stunning day in the Bay Area! Based on weather reports, we thought the wind chill factor would require lots of layers, but the route…

This peak was no match for team On The Rocks – Mount Diablo is sporting a beautiful array of wildflowers this year. Timing is everything,…

Super windy day, especially at the overlook where we started.  Route spiraled around and up, so we had views on all sides and were out…

Beautiful spring day.

No matter how prepared I am, this is always a tough hike.  Admittedly, this year, I’m in worse shape than when I did it in…

This is maybe my favorite hike in the Bay Area. Love the view, love the topography, it’s a challenging hike. On top of that, the…

This is a very long and, at times, rather hot hike. Good cover for the most part though. The trail was VERY crowded today and…

Solo hiked this peak. Felt wonderful in the morning but the climb up was hotttttttt direct sunlight. The trail was gorgeous and blooming. Views of…

Beautiful hike. Went clockwise from Mitchell Canyon Parking lot, so that was a challenge to cover the steep parts first. Pretty windy up top but…

Didn’t get started until about noon. Hiked up Mitchell Canyon fire road to Deer Flat then continued to summit via Juniper Campground. Returned via single…

Took the Summit Trail. Sections had loose gravel which made it a bit slick at times. Trail is fully exposed, so either opt for a…

We hit 2 other peaks along the way. Tough hike but well worth it. It was a clear day and could see the whole Valley…

Windy and sunny. Many many hikers and twice as many cyclists.

A perfect day to hike Mt. Diablo. It was partly sunny and cool. The trees were blossoming and plenty of wild flowers around. Most importantly…

On an overcast but still beautiful day, we made our way to Mount Diablo, hiking through the crisp, fresh air. We enjoyed the changes in…

Whew! First peak done. It was harder than expected, but I think the time change had something to do with it–I was tired. Amazing views,…

Started at the Mitchell Canyon parking lot. I did the hike counterclockwise and boy was I glad I did. The first 5 miles or so…

I set out from Curry Point.   Arrived by 930am since I got a late start and there was no issue with parking.  It was COLD…

Best hike this year. The gate at the trailhead didn’t open until 7am, so we had to park a 1/2 mile out and walk in.…

Great hike. Glad we didn’t stick to the fire road and took Eagle Ridge

Gorgeous, cool day to be on the mountain. Great views of the Sierras. Took suggested route up past Twin Peaks and Eagle Peak, down along…

This is a great hike especially in early spring.

We did a version of this trail (https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/mitchell-creek-to-diablo-summit) but added on North Peak (by accident) whoops, and the Mount Diablo summit. Beware that if you…

Stillness, with a few growls of shrubs and hidden caves.  Green scenery as if we were in Ireland. Flowers blooming. People passing by saying, a…

Beautiful, crisp clear day, started at 7am and ended early afternoon! Perfect day to see a view of the Bar Area at the top of…

The day started off with a beautiful sunrise in Livermore (found great spot to catch the sunrise – albeit in a ‘restricted area’). Then drove…

Took longer than expected, close to 10 hrs, round trip, at a leisurely pace. My hiking partner had a tough time of it and bailed…

Made homemade walking sticks. Huge pine cones, wild turkeys (whistle)…Lisa is a Park Ranger. Rock throwing, Lisa broke stick from hitting tree. Lori fell 3…