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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto East Martis Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto Elizabethtown Meadows Trail, heading W.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 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.
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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.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 7.7 mi · out & back · via Elizabethtown Meadows Trail
- 9.9 mi · out & back · via Elizabethtown Meadows Trail
- 10 mi · out & back · via Elizabethtown Meadows Trail
- 9.8 mi · out & back · via Elizabethtown Meadows Trail
- 9.8 mi · out & back · via Elizabethtown Meadows Trail
- 10 mi · out & back · via Elizabethtown Meadows Trail
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- Tahoe Rim Trail 7 mi · ▲ 1,948 ft
- Martis Peak Road Loop 7.3 mi · ▲ 1,634 ft
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