Fire Interpretive Trail, Mount Diablo State Park

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Mile:
0.0: Cross the street from the parking area and begin walking on signed Fire Interpretive Trail.
0.2: End of paved segment. Wheelchair users turn around here. Hikers, continue.
0.4: Junction near Devil's Pulpit. Continue to the right (not the steep path to the summit).
0.7: End of the trail, back at the trailhead.

Getting there:
From Highway 680 in Contra Costa County, exit Diablo Road (exit 39). Follow the green parks signs: drive east on Diablo Road (turn right at the junction with El Cerro), then turn left at the (stop sign) junction with Blackhawk onto South Gate Road. Drive carefully uphill on this narrow road (watch out for bicyclists) about 7 miles to a stop sign, then turn right onto Summit Road. Continue to the summit, about 4 more miles. Just before the road splits into two one-way segments, park in a small dirt area on the right (or park in the large lot back downhill a few yards).

Read about this hike in more detail and view photos at http://www.bahiker.com/eastbayhikes/diablosummit.html

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