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Wilder Ranch State Park

Jugs & Woodcutter's Trail

6 mi · ▲ 1,085 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Jugs & Woodcutter's Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Rincon, CA. It climbs 1,085 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi692 – 1,316 ft · steepest grade: 30%6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Chinquapin Trail 37.01662, -122.08132
Nearest town Rincon, CA
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Jugs & Woodcutter's Trail

6 mi · ▲ 1,085 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Elevation 692–1,316 ft

Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park

Trailhead: Chinquapin Trail · 37.01662, -122.08132

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 76°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

Transit-accessible: Empire Grade (Mile 13) stop 578 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Chinquapin Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miBear right onto Holiday Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftTurn left onto Woodcutter's Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Jugs, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miReach Woodcutter's Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miBear left onto Barking Dogs, heading N.
  10. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 300 ftSharp left onto Holiday Trail, heading N.
  12. 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Chinquapin Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.4 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/chuck-beebe-scenic-bench-pogonip-koi-pond-out-back-23-km

Trail surface

32% dirt68% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F50°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity58%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue 73°49°
Wed 85°52°
Thu 90°53°
Fri 100°60°
Sat 102°59°
Sun 89°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:53 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Empire Grade (Mile 13) stop 578 m from the trailhead

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