Wilder Ranch State Park

Holiday Trail & Wally World via Barking Dogs

13.6 mi · ▲ 2,347 ft · 5 hr 42 min

Holiday Trail & Wally World via Barking Dogs is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Bonny Doon, CA. It climbs 2,347 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi417 – 1,693 ft · steepest grade: 23%14.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.04021, -122.11858
Nearest town Bonny Doon, CA

Directions

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Holiday Trail & Wally World via Barking Dogs

13.6 mi · ▲ 2,347 ft · 5 hr 42 min

Elevation 416–1,693 ft

Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park

Trailhead: 37.04021, -122.11858

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 80°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

Transit-accessible: Empire Grade & Heller Drive stop 193 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miBear left onto Dog Connector, heading SE.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Barking Dogs, heading SE.
  5. 1.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 300 ftSharp left onto Holiday Trail, heading SE.
  8. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Long Meadow Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Wally World, heading S.
  11. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 0.6 miContinue straight onto UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, heading SE.
  13. 100 ftReach Holiday Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Wally World, heading SE.
  15. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 0.9 miTurn right onto Long Meadow Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Holiday Trail, heading NW.
  18. 1.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  19. 300 ftTurn left onto Woodcutter's Trail, heading W.
  20. 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Barking Dogs, heading W.
  22. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Dog Connector, heading SW.
  23. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

47% dirt53% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F56°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity40%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue 74°53°
Wed 76°50°
Thu 89°51°
Fri 98°58°
Sat 100°58°
Sun 87°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:53 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Empire Grade & Heller Drive stop 193 m from the trailhead

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