AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Chaparral Trail & Mar Det Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 1,376 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Chaparral Trail & Mar Det Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Meadow Brook, CA. It climbs 1,376 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,215 – 2,897 ft · steepest grade: 19%6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.87260, -120.81857
Nearest town Meadow Brook, CA
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Chaparral Trail & Mar Det Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 1,376 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Elevation 2,216–2,897 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.87260, -120.81857

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:08 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  3. 300 ftSharp right onto Chaparral Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mar Det Trail, heading S.
  5. 2.7 miReach Chaparral Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.7 miContinue straight onto Chaparral Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  8. 300 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  9. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/chaparral-trail-mar-det-trail-out-back-11-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:08 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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