Long Meadow Trail–Prairie View Trail, 4 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Felton, CA. It climbs 1,157 ft. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi121 – 1,198 ft10.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tinker Bell 37.02338, -122.08708
Nearest town Felton, CA
Directions
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Long Meadow Trail–Prairie View Trail, 4 sights
9.7 mi · ▲ 1,157 ft · 3 hr 49 min
Elevation 122–1,196 ft
Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: Tinker Bell · 37.02338, -122.08708
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 76°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Transit-accessible: Empire Grade (Mile 13) stop 343 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp right onto North Meadow Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Bus Stop, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Chinquapin Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Long Meadow Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Wally World, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Prairie View Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Coast Vista Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie View Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Long Meadow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Coast Vista Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie View Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Wally World, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Long Meadow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Chinquapin Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto North Meadow Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, 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
13% dirt87% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 76°F50°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity74%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue
71°47°
Wed
77°50°
Thu
90°53°
Fri
99°59°
Sat
101°59°
Sun
88°53°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Empire Grade (Mile 13) stop 343 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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