Morgan Territory Regional Preserve
Deciduous Rex–Mount Dad, 6 sights
14 mi · ▲ 2,943 ft · 6 hr 8 min
Deciduous Rex–Mount Dad, 6 sights is a 14-mile out-and-back in Morgan Territory Regional Preserve near Tassajara, CA. The route passes Charlie's Tree, Mount Dad and Deciduous Rex. It climbs 2,943 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, 6 sights
14 mi · ▲ 2,943 ft · 6 hr 8 min
Elevation 1,067–2,307 ft
Out & Back · Morgan Territory Regional Preserve
Trailhead: Clyma Trail · 37.81800, -121.79897
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 67°F / low 51° · precip 6% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
- Start on Clyma Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Charlie's Tree.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Highland Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miPass Mount Dad.
- 50 ftPass Deciduous Rex.
- 2 miTurn left onto Jeremiah Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Grizzly Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Crestview Road, heading W.
- 1.6 miReach Deciduous Rex, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Grizzly Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Jeremiah Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Highland Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 2.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Clyma Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 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 2.5 mi in (~81 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from Clyma Trail Trailhead
- The Shade Tree–Charlie's Tree, 5 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,153 ft
- Roger Epperson Ridge Overlook–Charlie's Tree, 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 825 ft
- Jabba the Hut Rock–Marsh Creek Headwaters Spring, 7 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,243 ft
- Deciduous Rex–Mount Dad, 4 trees 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,045 ft
- Charlie's Tree–Frog Pond, 6 sights 15.7 mi · ▲ 4,514 ft
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