D-Cups–Mushroom Hunter / 420 Loop, 3 sights is a 4-mile loop in Wilder Ranch State Park near Felton, CA. It climbs 551 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi692 – 1,237 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bus Stop 37.02094, -122.08391
Nearest town Felton, CA
Directions
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D-Cups–Mushroom Hunter / 420 Loop, 3 sights
4 mi · ▲ 551 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 692–1,237 ft
Loop · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: Bus Stop · 37.02094, -122.08391
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 47 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bus Stop, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left onto North Meadow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Mushroom Hunter / 420, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Broncos, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto D-Cups, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left onto Woodcutter's Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Holiday Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Chinquapin Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftThe 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
37% dirt63% 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 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:44 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM — 1 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Empire Grade (Mile 13) stop 47 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Bus Stop Trailhead
- Holiday Trail 2 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Broncos & Mushroom Hunter / 420 2.2 mi · ▲ 106 ft
- Chinquapin Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 216 ft
- Chinquapin Trail 3 mi · ▲ 269 ft
- Geoff's Trail–North Meadow Trail, 4 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 250 ft
- Chinquapin Road & North Meadow Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 249 ft
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