Tag Archives: Mount Diablo State Park

Mount Diablo via Macedo Ranch (Mount Diablo State Park, CA)

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Andrew Wojtanik

Rising more than 3,000 feet above the valley floor, Mount Diablo (3,849’) is perhaps the most iconic peak in the East Bay, a behemoth for which the broader Diablo Range—which extends around 200 miles south into central California—is named. Most … Continue reading →

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Diablo Foothills Loop (Diablo Foothills Regional Park, CA)

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Andrew Wojtanik

Beautiful loop hike in Diablo Foothills Regional Park, featuring rugged canyons, verdant hills, and shady ravines. Continue reading →

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Falls Trail Loop (Mount Diablo State Park, CA)

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Andrew Wojtanik

The East Bay, for all of its wonderful hiking, is not known for its waterfalls. Flowing streams, let alone tumbling cascades, are scarce amid the largely scrubby, chaparral hills that separate San Francisco Bay from California’s vast Central Valley. After … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Hikes in 2019

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Andrew Wojtanik

2019 has come and gone, and it was an excellent year for hiking. Over the course of the year, I added 43 posts to Live and Let Hike and notched nearly 150,000 site visits (81,000 visitors). As always, the travel … Continue reading →

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Mount Diablo via Eagle Peak and Mitchell Canyon (Mount Diablo State Park, CA)

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Andrew Wojtanik

At 3,849 feet, Mount Diablo is one of the highest and most prominent peaks in the San Francisco Bay Area and perhaps the most well-known mountain in the East Bay. Taking its name from a linguistic accident in the early … Continue reading →

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