Barking Dogs–Chinquapin Road, 5 sights is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Rincon, CA. It climbs 1,873 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi705 – 1,647 ft · steepest grade: 22%11.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Chinquapin Road 37.01772, -122.07933
Nearest town Rincon, CA
Directions
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Barking Dogs–Chinquapin Road, 5 sights
10.6 mi · ▲ 1,873 ft · 4 hr 28 min
Elevation 704–1,647 ft
Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: Chinquapin Road · 37.01772, -122.07933
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Empire Grade (Mile 13) stop 589 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Chinquapin Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto North Meadow Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Mushroom Hunter / 420, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Broncos, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto D-Cups, heading W.
- 1 miBear right onto Woodcutter's Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Barking Dogs, heading W.
- 2 miReach Chinquapin Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear left onto D-Cups, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left onto Broncos, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mushroom Hunter / 420, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto North Meadow Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Chinquapin Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
84% dirt16% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:08 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Empire Grade (Mile 13) stop 589 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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