China Wall

Diablo Foothills Regional Park/Mt. Diablo State Park

December 27, 2015
Contra Costa County
Hikers: Cathy, Laura
Distance: 10.89 miles
Elevation gain: 2,434 ft.

Floating shards of ice. 

It was chilly.

Bird on a wire limb.

The grass under the trees, looked like velvet. 

Pretty sure the temps never reached above 45° today.

China Wall ahead!

View from our snack spot.

Fun prints !

The black star shows were we had to turn around and go back to China Wall - where I had dropped my phone... On our return, we decided to go back the way we originally came (which is more strenous).

Trails:

Foothills Trail, Hazard Hill Trail, Franco Ranch Loop Trail, Stone Gate Trail, Alamo Trail, Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, plus a little wandering...

Diablo Foothills Regional Park

For an alternate (shorter/easier) route to China Wall, visit Bay Area Hiker's blog for directions. She has a wonderful blog; it has lots of useful information for each hike she does - such as length of hike, foot traffic, trail surfaces, best season to hike, etc. 

For even a shorter route, click here.