Morgan Territory Regional Preserve
Charlie's Tree–Frog Pond, 7 sights
9 mi · ▲ 2,377 ft · 4 hr 11 min
Charlie's Tree–Frog Pond, 7 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back in Morgan Territory Regional Preserve near Tassajara, CA. The route passes Frog Pond and Charlie's Tree. It climbs 2,377 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Charlie's Tree–Frog Pond, 7 sights
9 mi · ▲ 2,377 ft · 4 hr 11 min
Elevation 1,280–2,269 ft
Out & Back · Morgan Territory Regional Preserve
Trailhead: Volvon Trail · 37.81848, -121.79476
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 66°F / low 52° · precip 6% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Condor Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Coyote Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Frog Pond.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Mollok Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Clyma Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Charlie's Tree.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Highland Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Fox Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Raven Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Charlie's Tree, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Fox Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Highland Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Clyma Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Mollok Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Coyote Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Condor Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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