D-Cups–Mushroom Hunter / 420, 4 sights is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Bonny Doon, CA. It climbs 1,301 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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D-Cups–Mushroom Hunter / 420, 4 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 1,301 ft · 3 hr 17 min
Elevation 692–1,222 ft
Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: 37.01877, -122.10898
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 77°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Barking Dogs, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear left onto D-Cups, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Broncos, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mushroom Hunter / 420, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Tinker Bell, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto North Meadow Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Bus Stop, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Chinquapin Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Holiday Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Woodcutter's Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto D-Cups, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Woodcutter's Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~112 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Barking Dogs 2.2 mi · ▲ 522 ft
- Turbo via Barking Dogs 3.2 mi · ▲ 948 ft
- Jugs via Barking Dogs 3.3 mi · ▲ 938 ft
- Woodcutter's Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 757 ft
- Woodcutter's Trail 4 mi · ▲ 757 ft
- Woodcutter's Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,104 ft
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