Ellicott Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 2,678 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Ellicott Trail is a 9.7-mile out-and-back near McCulloh, CA. It climbs 2,678 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,376 – 4,301 ft · steepest grade: 41%9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.94202, -120.51256
Nearest town McCulloh, CA

Directions

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Ellicott Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 2,678 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Elevation 3,375–4,301 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.94202, -120.51256

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1.7 miTurn right onto Ellicott Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 1.5 miReach Ellicott Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 1.7 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

36% dirt64% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 8:11 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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