The Triangle–Arboretum Pond, 7 sights is an 11-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Allegro Heights, CA. The route passes Arboretum Pond and The Triangle. It climbs 1,309 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi39 – 1,004 ft · steepest grade: 16%11.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 36.96271, -122.08468
Nearest town Allegro Heights, CA
Directions
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The Triangle–Arboretum Pond, 7 sights
11 mi · ▲ 1,309 ft · 4 hr 19 min
Elevation 40–1,003 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.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wally World, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Arboretum Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftReach The Triangle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Wally World, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Long Meadow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Chinquapin Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Eucalyptus Loop, heading S.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Eucalyptus cutoff, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Twin Oaks Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
38% dirt19% gravel43% 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 3.3 mi in (~101 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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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