Arboretum Pond–Long Meadow Trail, 6 sights is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Allegro Heights, CA. The route reaches Arboretum Pond. It climbs 1,284 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi39 – 715 ft · steepest grade: 15%10.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 36.96271, -122.08468
Nearest town Allegro Heights, CA
Directions
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Arboretum Pond–Long Meadow Trail, 6 sights
10.3 mi · ▲ 1,284 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Elevation 40–717 ft
Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: 36.96271, -122.08468
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 67°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Engelsman Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Long Meadow Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Arboretum Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Wally World, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Long Meadow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Wild Boar Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Cabin Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Eucalyptus Loop, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Eucalyptus cutoff, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Twin Oaks Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading SE.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
46% dirt21% gravel33% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 67°F55°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity96%
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue
64°55°
Wed
68°55°
Thu
76°59°
Fri
84°62°
Sat
83°64°
Sun
74°61°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM — 1 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Wilder Ridge Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 172 ft
- Overlook via Wilder Ridge Loop 3.7 mi · ▲ 465 ft
- Engelsman Loop Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 472 ft
- Engelsman Loop Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 472 ft
- Engelsman Loop Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 504 ft
- Long Meadow Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 553 ft
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