Ellicott Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 871 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Ellicott Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near McCulloh, CA. It climbs 871 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,052 – 4,669 ft · steepest grade: 41%4.2 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Ellicott Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 871 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 4,052–4,667 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 left onto Ellicott Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miReach Ellicott Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 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

83% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 8:11 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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