Edwards Creek Trail & Wood Rat Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Crockett Hills Regional Park near Valona, CA. It climbs 420 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi105 – 548 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Crockett Ranch Trail 38.04659, -122.22144
Nearest town Valona, CA
Directions
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Edwards Creek Trail & Wood Rat Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 51 min
Elevation 106–549 ft
Out & Back · Crockett Hills Regional Park
Trailhead: Crockett Ranch Trail · 38.04659, -122.22144
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: John Swett High School stop 655 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Edwards Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Edwards Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Wood Rat Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Edwards Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftReach Edwards Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Wood Rat Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Edwards Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Edwards Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
43% dirt57% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: John Swett High School stop 655 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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