Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench–Chinquapin Road, 6 sights is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Allegro Heights, CA. The route reaches Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 1,409 ft. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi39 – 1,125 ft15.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 36.96271, -122.08468
Nearest town Allegro Heights, CA
Directions
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Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench–Chinquapin Road, 6 sights
14.6 mi · ▲ 1,409 ft · 5 hr 34 min
Elevation 40–1,125 ft
Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: 36.96271, -122.08468
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading SW.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Twin Oaks Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Eucalyptus cutoff, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Eucalyptus Loop, heading NW.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Chinquapin Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Chinquapin Road, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Red Hill Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Rock and Roll, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto U-Con Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rock and Roll, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Chinquapin Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Red Hill Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Chinquapin Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 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 E.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
54% dirt23% gravel23% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~100 min). Leave by 5:10 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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