The Strava route below can be copied into navigation tools such as BikeGPS. https://www.strava.com/routes/2735730548733626376
Mt Diablo Challenge Ride Turn by Turn:
- Start at the Macedo Ranch Staging Area parking lot. Take the Briones to Mt. Diablo Trail, 0.3 miles, dirt road, climb.
- Right on Wall Point trail, 3.5 miles, dirt road, climb
- When the trail ends at South Gate Road, immediately left on Summit Trail, 0.3 miles, dirt road, climb.
- Straight to cross South Gate Rd. and stay on Summit Trail, 0.5 miles, dirt road, climb
- Straight to cross Summit Rd. and stay on Summit Trail, 0.7 miles, dirt road, climb
- Straight to cross Summit Rd. and stay on Summit Trail, 1.2 miles, dirt road, climb
- Merge onto Summit Rd, to the summit, 1.0 miles, paved road, climb
- Turn around to retrace your route to the top of Summit Trail, 1.0 miles, paved road, descent
- Left on North Peak Trail, 1.0 miles, dirt road, descent
- Straight onto North Peak Road, 0.6 miles, dirt road, climb
- At the North Peak, turn around to retrace your steps, 0.6 miles, dirt road, descent
- Right on Prospectors Gap Rd. 1.3 miles, dirt road, descent.
- Veer left on Meridian Gate Rd. 2.2 miles dirt road, rolling.
- Straight onto Deer Flat Rd. 0.7 miles, dirt road, climb.
- Right on Summit Rd. 0.7 miles, paved road, descent
- Right on Summit Trail, 0.7 miles, dirt road, descent
- Straight to cross Summit Rd. and stay on Summit Trail, 0.5 miles, dirt road, descent
- Straight to cross Summit Rd. and stay on Summit Trail, 0.7 miles, dirt road, descent
- Right to stay on Summit trail, 0.7 miles, dirt road, descent
- Right on South Gate Road, almost immediately right on Live Oak Campground Access Road, 0.4 miles, paved road, climb then descend
- Straight onto Summit trail, 1.1 miles, dirt road, descent
- Straight onto Green Valley Trail, 1.8 miles, dirt road, rolling but mostly descent
- Right on Green Valley Road, 0.7 miles, paved road, climb
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