Madrone Path via Great Loop Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 1,377 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Madrone Path via Great Loop Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Woodacre, CA. It climbs 1,377 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Madrone Path via Great Loop Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 1,377 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 414–1,386 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Los Pinos Road · 38.03085, -122.64955
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start on Los Pinos Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Great Loop Trail, heading E.
- 2 miReach Madrone Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miTurn right onto Los Pinos Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:52 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:12 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:39 PM.
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