Chinquapin Trail–Long Meadow Trail Loop, 6 sights is a 10.6-mile loop in Wilder Ranch State Park near Allegro Heights, CA. It climbs 1,317 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi49 – 1,004 ft · steepest grade: 17%11.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cowboy Loop Trail 36.96604, -122.08349
Nearest town Allegro Heights, CA
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Chinquapin Trail–Long Meadow Trail Loop, 6 sights
10.6 mi · ▲ 1,317 ft · 4 hr 12 min
Elevation 50–1,003 ft
Loop · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: Cowboy Loop Trail · 36.96604, -122.08349
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 69°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Engelsman Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Long Meadow Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wally World, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Vernal Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Wally World, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Long Meadow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Chinquapin Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Eucalyptus Loop, heading SW.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Eucalyptus cutoff, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Twin Oaks Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading SE.
- 1.4 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
39% dirt16% gravel45% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 69°F55°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity95%
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue
66°55°
Wed
68°54°
Thu
76°59°
Fri
84°62°
Sat
83°64°
Sun
74°61°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~94 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Cowboy Loop Trail Trailhead
- Wilder Ridge Loop 3 mi · ▲ 359 ft
- Engelsman Loop Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 471 ft
- Engelsman Loop Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 499 ft
- Wild Boar Trail via Engelsman Loop Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 585 ft
- Ridge Loop & Wilder Ridge Loop 4.9 mi · ▲ 343 ft
- Enchanted Loop–Eucalyptus Loop, 3 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 635 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Allegro Heights, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Allegro Heights, California