El Dorado Trail

15.8 mi · ▲ 492 ft · 5 hr 31 min

El Dorado Trail is a 15.8-mile out-and-back near Kingsville, CA. It climbs 492 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,247 – 1,575 ft15.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.67828, -120.87842
Nearest town Kingsville, CA

Directions

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El Dorado Trail

15.8 mi · ▲ 492 ft · 5 hr 31 min

Elevation 1,246–1,576 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.67828, -120.87842

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:08 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 4.4 miContinue straight onto Sunset Lane, heading SW.
  3. 450 ftTurn left onto El Dorado Trail, heading SW.
  4. 3.4 miReach El Dorado Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 3.4 miTurn right onto Sunset Lane, heading NE.
  6. 4.4 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

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:08 AMSunset 8:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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