Mangini Ranch Educational Preserve
California Riding and Hiking Trail
6 mi · ▲ 1,126 ft · 2 hr 34 min
California Riding and Hiking Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Mangini Ranch Educational Preserve near Cowell, CA. It climbs 1,126 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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California Riding and Hiking Trail
6 mi · ▲ 1,126 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Elevation 373–827 ft
Out & Back · Mangini Ranch Educational Preserve
Trailhead: 37.91986, -121.98904
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 99°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start on Fire Road 7-14, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach California Riding and Hiking Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Fire Road 7-14, heading SW.
- 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 0.7 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Fire Road 7-14 3.2 mi · ▲ 766 ft
- Fire Road 7-14 4.3 mi · ▲ 847 ft
- Manzanita Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,040 ft
- Crystal Ranch Trail & Manzanita Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,301 ft
- Red Road 5.7 mi · ▲ 1,164 ft
- Lime Ridge Trail–Manzanita Trail, 3 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 1,414 ft
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