Boondocks–Coaster, 6 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,557 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,306 – 7,871 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Nature Trail 39.27623, -120.11933
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
Directions
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Boondocks–Coaster, 6 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,557 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 6,306–7,872 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Nature Trail · 39.27623, -120.11933
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Transit-accessible: Aspen Grove Bus Stop stop 177 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Nature Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Village Run, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Mineshaft, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Liftline, heading SE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Bill-E-Goat, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Liftline, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mineshaft, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Easy Rider, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Village Run, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mineshaft, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Boondocks, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Coaster, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Boondocks, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Coaster, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Boondocks, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left onto Overland Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Boondocks, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Coaster, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Lookout, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Coaster, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Nature Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lookout, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Coaster, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Boondocks, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Coaster, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Boondocks, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Coaster, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Boondocks, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Mineshaft, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Village Run, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Easy Rider, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mineshaft, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Liftline, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Bill-E-Goat, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Liftline, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Mineshaft, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Village Run, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Nature Trail, 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
96% dirt1% paved3% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 87°F61°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Wed
87°58°
Thu
91°57°
Fri
91°58°
Sat
91°59°
Sun
90°58°
Mon
88°56°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Aspen Grove Bus Stop stop 177 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Nature Trail Trailhead
- Easy Rider–Liftline, 8 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,141 ft
- Crossover–Easy Rider, 8 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,646 ft
- Booster–Easy Rider, 8 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,616 ft
- 500 Road–Booster, 8 sights 8.8 mi · ▲ 1,861 ft
- Boondocks–Easy Rider, 8 sights 8.8 mi · ▲ 1,915 ft
- Martis Valley Trail–Thompson Memorial Trail, 3 sights 9.7 mi · ▲ 594 ft
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