Diablo Foothills Regional Park

Diablo Foothills is a part of a larger network of trails and parks all of which lead to and from Mt. Diablo SP. As is usually the case with many of these areas in and around MDSP, the trails are usually best in the spring time. The type of clay-based dirt is no fun to hike in the winter months, and the lack of shade and intense East Bay heat make summer hikes less fun. But in spring, these trails are absolutely gorgeous! One can easily tailor a hike to a set distance or time, as there are so many options to extend or shorten a hike. The sweeping views of Mt. Diablo and interesting geology make this area extra special. You can't go wrong with many of the trails in this, and other nearby parks, provided the weather is nice and ground is dry.

I think my review might be different had I visited in the Spring. But we visited in the dead of summer. It was supposed to be cool-ish. But due to the hills and sun, with little shade and few places to fill up on water, it became quite a warm hike. We did a 4.3 mile route. You can add to and subtract routes from the trail to modify the mileage. Elevation was 833 feet altogether. It took us a couple hours. At first we didn’t see anyone, but in the late morning we saw mire people walking or running and a few mountain bikers. There are pit toilets, water and garbage cans at the entrance but no other toilets, water or garbage stops on the trail.

Lovely trails with moderate elevation gain. It might be hot in Summer due to lack of shade. There are numerous trails catering to different difficulty levels and activities. You'll also encounter some charming natural rock formations along the way.

It’s a lovely gem of a park full of natural and calming scenes. I’ve had the pleasure of hiking through these lands for over a decade. Be good people and don’t pollute, if you see trash pick it up it’s what I do to try to help in what little way I can. I’ve been lucky enough to see many animals like the wise bobcat and have gotten to take out-of-towners to this place and they’ve been impressed. During the hot season it’s rough out there don’t do battle with nature bring water least you become delusional.

This is a very scenic hiking place. I had a great time hiking here with my family. There are lots of trees on the trails. We also found a few well maintained picnic areas. The hike is not very steep and can easily be done by most of us. Because we went in spring time we got a chance to get lots of pictures which were worth capturing. On a sunny Sunday the hike wasn't very crowded.