State: California
Location: Mount Diablo State Park
Length, Round Trip: 4.5 miles
Trail Type: Out and Back
Best Season: Year-Round
Difficulty: Easy
Usage: Heavy

Trail Information

Knobcone Point Road follows the crest of the tilted strata of Domengine sandstone, culminating with the teetering wall known as Balancing Rock. This feature has been faithfully reproduced on a full scale and forms the display focus at Walnut Creek’s Lindsay Museum. Beyond Balanced Rock and just before the park boundary gate, follow the spur road to the right; this takes you to a most interesting display of the beneficial effect of fire (this one in 1981) upon the regeneration of knobcone pines.

Directions

The trailhead is located at the paved parking pull-out at Curry Point, South Gate Road.

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