Barking Dogs
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,054 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Barking Dogs is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Bonny Doon, CA. It climbs 1,054 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Barking Dogs
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,054 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 772–1,693 ft
Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: 37.04021, -122.11858
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 71°F / low 51° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 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.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Dog Connector, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 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 (~2 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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