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 Aug 4: Fog, high 83°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:12 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
FogTemperature 83°F54°
Feels like80°Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity36%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Wed
86°54°
Thu
97°53°
Fri
102°62°
Sat
100°62°
Sun
98°56°
Mon
92°54°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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