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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Ellicott Trail, heading SE.
- 1.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 1.5 miReach Ellicott Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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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More from this trailhead
- Slide Point Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 291 ft
- Ellicott Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 871 ft
- Slide Point Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,533 ft
- Grey Sunset Point–Ellicott Trail, 3 sights 9.7 mi · ▲ 2,795 ft
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