AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Ellicott Trail

5 mi · ▲ 1,928 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Ellicott Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back near McCulloh, CA. It climbs 1,928 ft, with sections as steep as 54% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,366 – 4,669 ft · steepest grade: 54%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.95116, -120.48589
Nearest town McCulloh, CA
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Ellicott Trail

5 mi · ▲ 1,928 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 3,365–4,667 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.95116, -120.48589

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 95°F / low 67° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start on Ellicott Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 1.5 miReach Ellicott Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ellicott-trail-out-back-7-km

Weather

ClearTemperature 95°F67°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 95°71°
Wed 94°71°
Thu 97°71°
Fri 99°73°
Sat 98°73°
Sun 98°72°

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