Eucalyptus Loop–Ridge Loop, 5 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Allegro Heights, CA. It climbs 695 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi49 – 623 ft6.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cowboy Loop Trail 36.96604, -122.08349
Nearest town Allegro Heights, CA
Directions
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Eucalyptus Loop–Ridge Loop, 5 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 695 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 50–622 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading S.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Twin Oaks Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Eucalyptus cutoff, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Eucalyptus Loop, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Zane Gray Cutoff, heading SE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Ridge Loop, heading S.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading SE.
- 0.8 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
79% dirt1% paved20% 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 3.1 mi in (~90 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Cowboy Loop Trail Trailhead
- Wilder Ridge Loop 3 mi · ▲ 359 ft
- Engelsman Loop Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 471 ft
- Engelsman Loop Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 499 ft
- Wild Boar Trail via Engelsman Loop Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 585 ft
- Ridge Loop & Wilder Ridge Loop 4.9 mi · ▲ 343 ft
- Enchanted Loop–Eucalyptus Loop, 3 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 635 ft
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