April 28, 2004

We parked in the shady streets of Lafayette and started on the Briones to Las Trampas Trail toward the Lafayette Ridge. The trail starts as a paved pathway along Las Trampas Creek, crosses Mt Diablo Blvd, then crosses under highway 24 and BART. 

After a short walk along the freeway we climbed steeply up the hill on a trail almost obscured with grasses. We had several short sections of steps and 3 bridges to cross as the trail climbed the hill. Near the top we followed what looks like a fire road to the top and met the Lafayette Ridge Trail. The view of Mt Diablo was a bit hazy. 

 Along the trail we saw butterflies, small birds and flowers among the oaks.