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Chaparral Trail & Mar Det Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 1,415 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Chaparral Trail & Mar Det Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Buckeye, CA. It climbs 1,415 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,205 – 2,897 ft · steepest grade: 25%5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mar Det Trail 38.89170, -120.80161
Nearest town Buckeye, CA
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Chaparral Trail & Mar Det Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 1,415 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Elevation 2,204–2,897 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Mar Det Trail · 38.89170, -120.80161

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

  1. Start on Mar Det Trail, heading SE.
  2. 2.7 miContinue straight onto Chaparral Trail, heading N.
  3. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mar Det Trail, heading W.
  5. 150 ftReach Mar Det Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miBear right onto Chaparral Trail, heading SE.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto Mar Det Trail, heading SE.
  8. 2.7 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-9-km

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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