AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Ellicott Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,632 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Ellicott Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near McCulloh, CA. It climbs 1,632 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,366 – 3,816 ft · steepest grade: 32%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.95751, -120.48742
Nearest town McCulloh, CA
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Ellicott Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,632 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 3,365–3,816 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.95751, -120.48742

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miSharp right onto Ellicott Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.7 miSharp left, heading W.
  6. 0.5 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-9546

Weather

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 8:11 PM

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