Engelsman Loop Trail–Long Meadow Trail, 4 sights is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Rincon, CA. It climbs 1,040 ft. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi56 – 574 ft7.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 36.98993, -122.06956
Nearest town Rincon, CA
Directions
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Engelsman Loop Trail–Long Meadow Trail, 4 sights
7.5 mi · ▲ 1,040 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Elevation 55–574 ft
Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: 36.98993, -122.06956
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 70°F / low 52° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Transit-accessible: Empire Grade & Heller Drive stop 193 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Wally World, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Long Meadow Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Engelsman Loop Trail, heading S.
- 2.2 miReach UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Long Meadow Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wally World, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 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
43% gravel33% dirt24% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 70°F52°
Precip2%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity73%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:55 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:10 PM
Mon
65°51°
Tue
66°53°
Wed
75°54°
Thu
78°57°
Fri
74°58°
Sat
72°57°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Empire Grade & Heller Drive stop 193 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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