Calaveras Ridge Regional Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 696 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Calaveras Ridge Regional Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Brookshire, CA. It climbs 696 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Calaveras Ridge Regional Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 696 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 1,330–1,819 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 37.73796, -121.99526
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 62°F / low 51° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Calaveras Ridge Regional Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miReach Calaveras Ridge Regional Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:50 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:10 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:36 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Harlan Hill via Calaveras Ridge Regional Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 795 ft
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