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Mangini Ranch Educational Preserve

Fire Road 7-14

4.3 mi · ▲ 847 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Fire Road 7-14 is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Mangini Ranch Educational Preserve near Cowell, CA. It climbs 847 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi446 – 827 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.91986, -121.98904
Nearest town Cowell, CA
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Fire Road 7-14

4.3 mi · ▲ 847 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 447–827 ft

Out & Back · Mangini Ranch Educational Preserve

Trailhead: 37.91986, -121.98904

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

  1. Start on Fire Road 7-14, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 1.4 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 1.7 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/fire-road-7-14-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

26% gravel5% paved69% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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