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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.

Elevation

0 mi692 – 1,224 ft · steepest grade: 19%8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.01877, -122.10898
Nearest town Bonny Doon, CA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right onto Barking Dogs, heading NE.
  4. 0.9 miBear left onto D-Cups, heading NE.
  5. 1 miTurn left onto Broncos, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Mushroom Hunter / 420, heading E.
  7. 200 ftTurn right onto Tinker Bell, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miSharp right onto North Meadow Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto Bus Stop, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miSharp right onto Chinquapin Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.6 miBear right onto Holiday Trail, heading SW.
  13. 1.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  14. 300 ftTurn left onto Woodcutter's Trail, heading NW.
  15. 250 ftContinue straight onto D-Cups, heading W.
  16. 50 ftSharp right onto Woodcutter's Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

38% dirt62% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F54°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity85%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue 70°51°
Wed 69°52°
Thu 73°56°
Fri 81°60°
Sat 80°61°
Sun 71°58°

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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