Morgan Territory Regional Preserve
Deciduous Rex & Mount Dad via Highland Ridge Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,015 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Deciduous Rex & Mount Dad via Highland Ridge Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Morgan Territory Regional Preserve near Tassajara, CA. The route passes Mount Dad and Deciduous Rex. It climbs 1,015 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Deciduous Rex & Mount Dad via Highland Ridge Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,015 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 2,123–2,574 ft
Out & Back · Morgan Territory Regional Preserve
Trailhead: 37.81304, -121.79523
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Highland Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Mount Dad.
- 50 ftPass Deciduous Rex.
- 0.6 miReach Deciduous Rex, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 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 0.7 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- Roger Epperson Ridge Overlook–Deciduous Rex, 3 viewpoints 5.5 mi · ▲ 1,390 ft
- Deciduous Rex–Mount Dad, 7 trees 12.3 mi · ▲ 3,003 ft
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