Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench–Dodero Spring, 8 sights is a 14.7-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Allegro Heights, CA. The route passes Dodero Spring, Pogonip Koi Pond and Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench. It climbs 1,490 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi322 – 1,125 ft · steepest grade: 18%15.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Quarry Path 36.98187, -122.04865
Nearest town Allegro Heights, CA
Directions
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Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench–Dodero Spring, 8 sights
14.7 mi · ▲ 1,490 ft · 5 hr 39 min
Elevation 321–1,125 ft
Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: Quarry Path · 36.98187, -122.04865
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 71°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: UCSC Lower Campus stop 297 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Quarry Path, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Dodero Spring.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Spring Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right onto Ohlone Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Spring Box Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Pogonip Koi Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Spring Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Rincon Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Lime Kiln Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rincon Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto U-Con Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miPass Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Fuel Break Road, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Chinquapin Road, heading W.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Chinquapin Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Long Meadow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Wally World, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, heading S.
- 100 ftReach Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Wally World, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Long Meadow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Chinquapin Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Chinquapin Road, heading N.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Fuel Break Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto U-Con Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Rincon Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Lime Kiln Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rincon Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Spring Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Spring Box Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Ohlone Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Spring Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Quarry Path, heading SE.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
47% gravel16% dirt37% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 71°F54°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity95%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:14 PM
Tue
66°54°
Wed
67°53°
Thu
72°58°
Fri
73°62°
Sat
70°60°
Sun
69°58°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~114 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: UCSC Lower Campus stop 297 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Quarry Path Trailhead
- Dodero Spring–Train Engine, 4 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 443 ft
- Horseback Hill–Dodero Spring, 4 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 628 ft
- Dodero Spring–Pogonip Koi Pond, 4 sights 6 mi · ▲ 443 ft
- Horse Trough Spring–Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench, 9 sights 7.2 mi · ▲ 919 ft
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