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Wilder Ranch State Park

Engelsman Loop Trail–Long Meadow Trail, 5 sights

8.4 mi · ▲ 1,129 ft · 3 hr 22 min

Engelsman Loop Trail–Long Meadow Trail, 5 sights is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Allegro Heights, CA. It climbs 1,129 ft. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 541 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Prairie View Trail 36.96175, -122.06401
Nearest town Allegro Heights, CA
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Engelsman Loop Trail–Long Meadow Trail, 5 sights

8.4 mi · ▲ 1,129 ft · 3 hr 22 min

Elevation 55–540 ft

Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park

Trailhead: Prairie View Trail · 36.96175, -122.06401

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Transit-accessible: Mission Street & Shaffer Road stop 213 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Prairie View Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Coast Vista Trail, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie View Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, heading NW.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Wally World, heading N.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Long Meadow Trail, heading NW.
  12. 450 ftTurn left onto Engelsman Loop Trail, heading NW.
  13. 2.2 miReach Prairie View Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 2.2 miTurn right onto Long Meadow Trail, heading NW.
  15. 450 ftContinue straight onto UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, heading NW.
  16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wally World, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, heading NW.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  23. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Prairie View Trail, heading S.
  24. 0.4 miTurn right onto Coast Vista Trail, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie View Trail, heading SE.
  26. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/engelsman-loop-trail-long-meadow-trail-out-back-5-sights-14-km

Trail surface

37% gravel31% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Mission Street & Shaffer Road stop 213 m from the trailhead

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