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Elizabethtown Meadows Trail Loop is a 10.7-mile loop in Waddle Ranch Preserve near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,509 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,932 – 7,074 ft · steepest grade: 16%11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31382, -120.05015
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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Elizabethtown Meadows Trail Loop

10.7 mi · ▲ 1,509 ft · 4 hr 19 min

Elevation 5,934–7,074 ft

Loop · Waddle Ranch Preserve

Trailhead: 39.31382, -120.05015

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 1.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto East Martis Creek Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.7 miSharp left onto Elizabethtown Meadows Trail, heading W.
  7. 2.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  15. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  18. 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 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.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F54°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 83°62°
Wed 83°58°
Thu 87°58°
Fri 86°58°
Sat 87°59°
Sun 87°57°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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