Candelabra Trail–Canyon Trail, 6 sights
16 mi · ▲ 3,495 ft · 7 hr 5 min
Candelabra Trail–Canyon Trail, 6 sights is a 16-mile out-and-back in Butano State Park near Butano Park, CA. It climbs 3,495 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Candelabra Trail–Canyon Trail, 6 sights
16 mi · ▲ 3,495 ft · 7 hr 5 min
Elevation 134–1,358 ft
Out & Back · Butano State Park
Trailhead: Mill Ox Trail · 37.20859, -122.33303
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 80°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mill Ox Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Jackson Flats Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 2.3 miBear left onto Indian Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Olmo Fire Road, heading SW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Gazos Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Candelabra Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miReach Mill Ox Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Gazos Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Olmo Fire Road, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Indian Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Jackson Flats Trail, heading SW.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Mill Ox Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.5 mi in (~144 min). Leave by 5:32 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Mill Ox Trail Trailhead
- Little Butano Creek Trail 2 mi · ▲ 155 ft
- Jackson Flats Trail–Mill Ox Trail Loop, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 846 ft
- Abandoned Butano Airstrip–Butano Fire Road, 5 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 1,452 ft
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