Enchanted Loop–Eucalyptus Loop, 3 sights is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Allegro Heights, CA. It climbs 600 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Enchanted Loop–Eucalyptus Loop, 3 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 600 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Elevation 40–617 ft
Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: 36.96271, -122.08468
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 67°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading SW.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Twin Oaks Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Eucalyptus cutoff, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Eucalyptus Loop, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Enchanted Loop, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Twin Oaks Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Eucalyptus Loop, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Eucalyptus cutoff, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Twin Oaks Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM — 0 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Wilder Ridge Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 172 ft
- Overlook via Wilder Ridge Loop 3.7 mi · ▲ 465 ft
- Engelsman Loop Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 472 ft
- Engelsman Loop Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 472 ft
- Engelsman Loop Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 504 ft
- Long Meadow Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 553 ft
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