Barking Dogs
9.2 mi · ▲ 1,709 ft · 3 hr 55 min
Barking Dogs is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Bonny Doon, CA. It climbs 1,709 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Barking Dogs
9.2 mi · ▲ 1,709 ft · 3 hr 55 min
Elevation 692–1,693 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Dog Connector, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Barking Dogs, heading SE.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Holiday Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Woodcutter's Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Barking Dogs, heading W.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Dog Connector, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:52 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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