Campground Trail–Martin Murphy Trail, 3 sights is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Coyote Lake - Harvey Bear Ranch County Park near Rucker, CA. It climbs 1,240 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi361 – 1,096 ft · steepest grade: 18%8.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Campground Trail 37.08042, -121.53145
Nearest town Rucker, CA
Directions
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Campground Trail–Martin Murphy Trail, 3 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 1,240 ft · 3 hr 15 min
Elevation 362–1,097 ft
Out & Back · Coyote Lake - Harvey Bear Ranch County Park
Trailhead: Campground Trail · 37.08042, -121.53145
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Campground Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Coyote Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 1.8 miBear left onto Willow Springs Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Martin Murphy Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Campground Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Willow Springs Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Coyote Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Campground Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:08 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Coyote Ridge Trail
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Coyote Ridge Trail
- 4 mi · out & back · via Coyote Ridge Trail
- 4 mi · out & back · via Coyote Ridge Trail
- 4.2 mi · out & back · via Coyote Ridge Trail
- 4.4 mi · out & back · via Coyote Ridge Trail
- 4.6 mi · out & back · via Coyote Ridge Trail
- 4.8 mi · out & back · via Coyote Ridge Trail
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