Echo Rock–Umbrella Tree Loop, 5 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 693 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Echo Rock–Umbrella Tree Loop, 5 sights is a 2.5-mile loop near Marconi, CA. The route passes Turtle Pond, Echo Rock and Umbrella Tree. It climbs 693 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Echo Rock–Umbrella Tree Loop, 5 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 693 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 174–807 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Ridge Road · 38.17314, -122.81577
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 89°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:20 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start on Diversity Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Miwok Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Turtle Pond.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Fir Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Miwok Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Echo Rock.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Ridge Road, heading NE.
- 250 ftPass Umbrella Tree.
- 0.9 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
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More from Ridge Road Trailhead
- Umbrella Tree–Turtle Pond Loop, 6 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 929 ft
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