Morgan Territory Regional Preserve
Deciduous Rex–Mount Dad, 7 sights
8.3 mi · ▲ 2,112 ft · 3 hr 49 min
Deciduous Rex–Mount Dad, 7 sights is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Morgan Territory Regional Preserve near Tassajara, CA. The route passes Frog Pond, Charlie's Tree and Mount Dad before reaching Deciduous Rex at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 2,112 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Deciduous Rex–Mount Dad, 7 sights
8.3 mi · ▲ 2,112 ft · 3 hr 49 min
Elevation 1,493–2,291 ft
Out & Back · Morgan Territory Regional Preserve
Trailhead: Volvon Trail · 37.81848, -121.79476
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 67°F / low 52° · precip 6% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Condor Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Coyote Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Frog Pond.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Mollok Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Clyma Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Charlie's Tree.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Highland Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miPass Mount Dad.
- 50 ftReach Deciduous Rex, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Clyma Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Mollok Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Coyote Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Condor Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Volvon Trail Trailhead
- Cowlick Look–The Shade Tree, 9 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 171 ft
- Charlie's Tree–Frog Pond, 5 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,150 ft
- Frog Pond–Condor Trail, 4 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 527 ft
- Whelk Pond–The Shade Tree, 9 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,566 ft
- Roger Epperson Ridge Overlook–Charlie's Tree, 6 sights 7.8 mi · ▲ 1,892 ft
- The Shade Tree–Treebeard, 7 sights 8.8 mi · ▲ 1,654 ft
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