Tag: Mount Diablo

Hike Crew: Brad Fogel, John Masdea, Anders Pers, Eben Strousse The Good News: The road to the top of Diablo was closed due to Covid-19,…

Most of the entrances to Mount Diablo remain closed. Fortunately, you can still get to Mitchell Canyon Road. There are only two parking spots (for…

A beautiful day. Lots of poison oak.

On 5/16/2020, 1st time challenge Mount Diablo and 1st hiking since COVID-19. The weather is great for hiking not too hot nor too cold. However,…

My first visit to Mt Diablo was a success. The park is closed,  so i had to park a mile down the road in a…

Weather was perfect, sunny and around 60 degrees.  Since the parking lots are closed due to the virus we parked in a nearby neighborhood and…

Decided to practice social distancing along with exercise. Beautiful day on the way up and down. Hazy to the East, so the Sierra was not…

The trail was in great condition. There seemed to be many more people on the Northeast side than on the Southwest side.

Given that hiking is now deemed an “essential activity,” it seemed quite appropriate to conquer Mt. Diablo this weekend. The weather was cooperative, the views…

Today I hiked to the summit of Mt. Diablo. This isn’t my first time on the summit of this mountain. I’ve driven up a few…

It was fun!

We started the hike at 10am, later than expected. We did not carry enough layers and forgot the first aid kit. It rained and was…

Cloudy with light rain showers

I somehow failed twice on this trip to actually camp despite the fact that my original plan called for two nights camping. Mt. Diablo closes…

Decided to solo summit Mt. Diablo only two days chain-smoking free. 13.3 miles, 6 hours and 56 minutes (slow af). Met amazing people including a…

Well maintained trail. The elevation gain kicked my butt. Went clockwise as recommended by other hikers on AllTrails

Sitting at home saturday evening, thinking about what to do on sunday. I pinged a few friends to see if they wanted to do Mt…

Beautiful

We hiked the mt. Diablo base to summit loop. The weather was perfect. We ended up off trail at some point and had to scale…

We hiked a Clockwise loop from Mitchell Canyon visitor Center.  We started hiking along the Eagle Peak Trail which goes along the ridge line of…

WARNING: You need $6 cash for the parking lot!! We didn’t know!! We had to Venmo some strangers! Don’t be like us! I’m doing this…

windless day but hazy view at the peak. Took the path from Mitchell Canyon Road – coulter pine – eagle peak – bald ridge- north…

Sunny, great temperature, not crowded. Ideal & a lot of fun!

First time starting a hike from the Mitchell Canyon staging area. Used AllTrails: Mitchell Creek to Diablo Summit. Again, perfect weather, no wind, 60 degree…

I definitely rode the struggle bus on this one. The incline was difficult to me while others were whizzing past without a problem. It was…

Best test of endurance, to date! Started around 10 and didn’t get back till dark. Quite the climb, like nothing we’ve done before but still…

Strenuous climb through the mist to a beautiful view at the summit.

Have ridden my bike to the summit but this was a first on foot – not sure which is harder! Experienced all sorts of weather…

Beautiful day, started in the rain and then hiking through the clouds.  Nice trail, definitely glad we read some things before we left and went…

There was fog on the summit, we Started from Mitchell Canyon Visitor Center and did the summit via Eagle Peak.

A great day to finally get out on the trail with my 24 year old. And she agreed, this is a tough hike, We choose…

Incredible!

First snow was at 2800 ft today. Road to summit was closed to the public so the Visitors Center at the top was NOT crowded…

One of the steeper official trails I’ve ever hiked, especially over the first 2 miles. A bit of mud near the visitors center. As you…

With the promise of great views, i spent the day on Diablo to kick off this challenge. The weather and views did not disappoint; i…

The Diablo made me do it. With today’s summit of Mt. Diablo I got my sixth peak in as many days for the Six Pack…

Hiked with 3 great friends  = great day!

This NorCal guy ain’t used to starting a hike in the 30’s – it was _cold_ in the morning. We went up probably the steepest…

Great trails, I’m lucky to have this mountain for a backyard. https://www.alltrails.com/explore/recording/back-creek-trail-and-bald-ridge-trail-to-mount-diablo-summit–38

Started in the early morning cold but was greeted by the beautiful sunrise as we were take on the steep climb. Finished and home by…

Took 6.5 hours and hiked the last couple of miles in the dark. Would definitely recommend going clockwise if you think you might be chasing…

Hiked with a friend who was really struggling. Since we were encouraging her to continue, the hike was quite slow which made it feel fairly…

I started the hike at the Summit Trailhead just inside the park. There was a low cloud line and I didn’t get above it until…

Beautiful hike on Mount Diablo Hills. Sunny except foggy & cold close to the summit.

Excellent day to make this summit of Mount Diablo, clear skies, about 52 degrees and slight winds. Parked at Diablo Valley Lookout. Crossed over to…

A warmer winter day invited Diablo’s citizens out to play–cottontail bunnies darting across the trail, blue jays perched on high branches, and harmless insects in…

Final hike. I managed to squeeze it in just before the year has ended. I am feeling rather good about having the discipline to finish…

This was #5 for me and #6 for my hiking buddy, Sue, who didn’t sign up, but loved the challenge so much she will probably…

Our final hike of the pack, Mt Diablo, is also the first major hike we did after signing up for the Everest Base Camp trek…

Bundle up! The weather was VERY cold and windy, but we sucked it up and got on the mountain over the last weekend before we…

I hiked this Mtn last October and was able to conquer Twin peak and eagle peak but had to turn around because my hiking buddy…

Gorgeous hike today—brisk with  Fall in full bloom.  Definitely a challenge but the vistas made it all worthwhile.

Wow! What a great day with perfect weather, good trails and amazing views. Got there early hoping the gates would open before 8am and sure…

Warm day and a intense hike!! What a difference from the third peak to the fourth. Serious inclines and descents. Not a lot of flats.…

Mount Diablo was amazing, as usual.  A friend asked to go on a challenging hike and I decided Diablo would be a good one. We…

I got a late start (around 11am) but was able to reach the peak in roughly two hours. I entered the park from the South…

A beautiful butt kicker of a hike with changing elevations, rolling hills and 360 deg views of the bay.

I absolutely loved this hike! We took the route described on SoCal hiker, going up via Twin Peaks and Eagle Peak, and then returning via…

This was a very fun, challenging hike, with lots of different terrains to make for an adventurous day with views of THE WHOLE BAY!  And…

We were expecting a 13 mile hike….it was more like 16 miles. Getting to the summit was a very hard hike–a lot of steep incline…

Perfect day, 70’s with blue skies, but lots of white clouds to keep me nice and cool.  I did an out-and-back since I found the…

Mt Diablo aka The Devil did not take us down today. Hike up to the summit with a fellow challenger. Be sure to check the…

I would recommend this trail because of amazing valley views. Trail is a bit steep but totally worth it. Make sure to carry 3-4 L…

Mt Diablo by the numbers: 15.5miles, 9.5 hrs, 4000. Grueling day in the summer heat! Temperatures climbed to the mid-90’s and there was very little…

This was our toughest hike yet, fourth in the series with Rose and Sizer left to go – and plan to do those as 2…

The views from Diablo are incredible! The climb was steep and we summited on a hot day. It was an all day hike. We started…

Hiked Mt Diablo yesterday. I did the loop starting on Mitchell Canyon Road, then took Deer Flat road and Juniper trail to the summit. After…

It was a very hot day and very few hikers on the mountain. Many short trip hikers at the bottom and and the top. I…

Mount Diablo has its fair share of steep inclines and tons of exposure to the sun, but after hiking Mount Sizer it felt like a…

Someone told me this is an easy hike.  I don’t think so.  It was hot!

Long weekend was well spent with my buddies hiking Diablo – it was a very warm day again, I guess that’s what you expect in…

Warm day for a hike at Mt Diablo, large parts are not shaded, there was some water in the stream along the way but that…

Solid sunshine and 80 degrees the whole 6 hours so very dry. The visitor center at the top has ice cream.

Mt. Diablo via Mitchell Canyon is my first peak for this challenge. I set out on a Saturday morning…which happened to be my second day…

We started 10:30 am.  It got very hot by the time we reached the summit.  We should have started earlier.  It took us 2.5 hrs…

We started this peaks challenge as a diversion from half marathons. And to prove we can do anything! Soon after beginning, we realized we were…

This was a great hike to the summit from the Mitchell Canyon trail head to top. The first mike is easy then just goes uphill…

It was a beautiful hike to the top of Mount Diablo from Mitchell Canyon visitor Center. The 1st mile was pretty easy and then it…

Lots of fun hiking this monster with the Fab Four, Bridgette, Brenda, Anita and Amy. We saw a rattlesnake! Very hot, take lots of water.

very hot day of hiking. Tons of wild flowers and a few rattlesnakes . The view at the top was beautiful & clear

Wow, pretty amazing ecosystem out in Mt. Diablo state park.  I started at Mitchell Canyon visitor center.  Launched later than I would have liked.  The…

It was a beautiful day for a hike.  I hiked the loop clockwise.  The section to the top going clockwise is a single track and…

For Memorial Day weekend in Walnut Creek, it was chilly! And windy at the summit. Total mileage today was 10 including a jaunt out to…

Beautiful and challenging  hike!  We took our time and enjoyed the scenery with Angela and Tami.    

A cool morning on the way up and some light rain on the way down. Lots of flowers, this was a beautiful and challenging hike!

First climb to top of Diablo Summit and it was worth the 3 hr climb !!! I took part in some trail running training for…

Great day out on Diablo. Did the trail Counter clockwise this time.  The ascent was much better but was grateful for the hiking poles on…

This will be my first of hopefully many Mt Diablos!  The late morning rain made this a perfect challenge. The photo I chose is the…

Brutal straight-up 3000 feet in 3 miles, to North Peak, from Morgan Territory Road. (Overall 4300 vertical and 10.4 miles roundtrip, including a big drop…

Beautiful day for a mother’s day hike! Swarms of lady bugs and few other people to be seen… we got a late start but made…

A gorgeous day to hike Mt Diablo! Perfect temperature, many wildflowers awesome views. We cooled off in the stream on the way back, surrounded by…

Got a somewhat late start at 10 am. Forecast for the day was a high of 72. Few spots in the lot by the time…

Solid hike. Views were a bit hazy from the top, and watch out for the poison ivy.

A late post but it was a great day for the hike to the summit with awesome views of the rolling hills and flat valleys…

This was the most strenuous hike I have done to date. The views are beautiful. The flowers are in bloom. The sun is relentless. The…

Great but challenging hike.  Started from Juniper Campground on Deer Flat Road.  Left the lot by about 0915 and it was clear and cool.  Great…

I have always hiked the Walnut Creek side of Mt Diablo…grassy with trees sprinkled here and there, a few canyons, ponds, and some wildlife. Then…

We started at 8am out of Mitchell Visitor Center and headed clockwise, as suggested, up the trail.  Good call on the clockwise route!  This would…

It was a Sunny day, we started from home preparing the equipment (Hydratation, food, hiking poles, sunscreen etc.) to be ready for a long journey.…

It was a Sunny day, we started from home preparing the equipment (Hydratation, food, hiking poles, sunscreen etc.) to be ready for a long journey.…

Spring is great. We hiked Mt Diablo in summer in the past and there was a lot of rattlesnakes. So we decided to do it…

It was a little foggy today, kept us nice and cool. Fog cleared up when summit, nice clear view to the valley. With all the…

Great hike! Started at Juniper Campgrounds on Juniper trail and hiked to Eagle Peak first. Headed back down to Bald Ridge trail and hiked to…

The moutain was cloudy around 9am and began to clear up in patches around 11am. Not too many bugs around and the train was in…

Perfect weather for this hike: not too hot or too cold, sunny and at times quite windy (but that was actually nice). Lots of beautiful…

I’ve been meaning to hike Mt. Diablo for a long time and thanks to the Six Pack of Peaks NorCal challenge I finally did it.…

Cloudy day with temps in the 55-degree range, great for a tough hike.  From Marsh Creek Road up to Mt. Olympia to North Peak to…

A beautiful day for a hike. Incredibly vibrant colors still. A couple of small patches of bugs, but not too bad. Poison oak was minimal…

Nice green, super green hills. Rained about half the time. Took meridian to Prospectors Gap to Bald Trail to Summit. Ricky difficult Trail. Summited through…

Hiked across park from Michell Canyon. Hot. Limited shade. Hike already starting to brown, but there was a couple of nice spots.

This was the most difficult of the 6 peaks in the challenge because we decided to tackle all 5 summits at Diablo, 16.8 miles and…

It was an absolutely spectacular day. The day was completely clear and I could see the Sierras, Mt. Tam, and Mt Shasta (?). Not sure…

A tough 18 mile or so hike (via the 5 peak tour: Mt. Olympia, North Peak, Eagle Peak, Twin Peaks and Mt. Diablo). Views were…

Accidentally slept in, but the hike worked out perfectly.  James and I drove down to Danville and started hiking up Mt. Diablo from the Camp…

Reached summit of not just Mt. Diablo, but also Mt. Olympus, North Peak, Eagles Peak, Twin Peaks and Mitchell Rock. Long day. Beautiful green hills.…

It wasn’t really muddy, except a little near the base as we were setting out.   It was great to summit Diablo, but the best summit…

This was a strenuous hike. Instead of hiking straight to the South Peak (visitor center) and back, we chose to conquer 5 peaks (Olympus, North…

We hike 5 peaks of Mt Diablo. Beautiful weather & flowers. Lots of poison oak which I must have swiped- big breakout. Challenging but perfect…

Decided to commemorate the debut hike of the NorCal 6-Pack Challenge with a special Diablo “Six Peak Loop” (16.8 miles and 4,695 Elevation Gain):   Mt.…

I haven’t been back to Mt. Diablo since running a half marathon there in 2014. Didn’t disappoint; relentless hills, endless elevation, just how we like…

Beautiful wildflowers galore! Creeks are flowing flowers blooming the sun was out just all around amazing day to hit the last NorCal peak! Took back…

Great Challenge. Beautiful trails. Technical climbs and terrain. Perfect day for a summit hike with a great friend!

It was a good hike. It was a steep technical hike. I’m super glad it wasn’t raining or it would have been really difficult.

Great day on mount Diablo.  The wind was a little chilly so I was thankful for layers.   There was lots of mud in parts…

weather was perfect. sunny, not to too hot. started about 8:30am, which helped us beat the heat on the exposed parts of the trail. minimal…

It couldn’t have been more beautiful on March 16th, the day of our Mt. Diablo loop summit hike. Despite unseasonal warm temps, our mini group…

Third time hiking this trail!! Faster pace and much less heat!!!

Crazy Hike…Mitchell Canyon is no joke.

Gorgeous day for a hike! Sunny, green, lots of water in the streams. Encountered a few other Sox pack teams on the way – was…

Beautiful warm hike to Mount Diablo Summit.