From Save Mount Diablo:
Beat the summer heat on this early morning outing on Mangini Ranch. Save Mount Diablo’s 208-acre property includes the headwaters of Galindo Creek with rolling grasslands, oaks, buckeyes, and a rare desert olive grove. Visit a secret spring and keep your eyes out; you might see bobcats and coyotes looking for breakfast, plus burrowing owls, quail, and many other feathered friends who are active in the morning. This is a two-hour hike with one strenuous climb. Three to five short meditations will be offered during the hike. Be sure to dress in layers and wear sturdy boots or shoes; bring plenty of water and a snack. Restrooms not available. Heavy rain cancels.
Participant Limit: 20 people
Land: Save Mount Diablo’s Mangini Ranch Educational Preserve
Rating: Easy/Moderate
Distance: 3 miles
Elevation change: 300 feet
Leader: Jim & Sharon Lawrence, Save Mount Diablo Volunteer Hike Leaders
Meet: California Riding & Hiking Trail Trailhead, 5307 Crystyl Ranch Dr, Concord, CA 94521
GPS Coordinates: 37.930923897897294, -121.97365127503966
Directions: From Ygnacio Valley Road, turn south on Crystyl Ranch Drive in Concord. Continue on Crystyle Ranch Drive for one and a half miles until you reach the hiker gate next to 5318 Crystyl Ranch Drive on the south side of the street.