Wilder Ranch State Park.jpg
fogcat5 · CC BY-SA 2.0

Enchanted Loop–Eucalyptus Loop, 3 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Allegro Heights, CA. It climbs 635 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 617 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cowboy Loop Trail 36.96604, -122.08349
Nearest town Allegro Heights, CA

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Enchanted Loop–Eucalyptus Loop, 3 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 635 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Elevation 50–617 ft

Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park

Trailhead: Cowboy Loop Trail · 36.96604, -122.08349

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 69°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading S.
  3. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Twin Oaks Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right onto Eucalyptus cutoff, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Eucalyptus Loop, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Enchanted Loop, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miReach Twin Oaks Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Eucalyptus Loop, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Eucalyptus cutoff, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Twin Oaks Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading E.
  12. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 69°F55°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity95%
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue 66°55°
Wed 68°54°
Thu 76°59°
Fri 84°62°
Sat 83°64°
Sun 74°61°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM — 5 min before dark.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

More from Cowboy Loop Trail Trailhead