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Holiday Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Felton, CA. It is mostly level, with 216 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi958 – 1,198 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tinker Bell 37.02338, -122.08708
Nearest town Felton, CA

Directions

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Holiday Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 58 min

Elevation 957–1,196 ft

Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park

Trailhead: Tinker Bell · 37.02338, -122.08708

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

Transit-accessible: Empire Grade (Mile 13) stop 343 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftSharp right onto North Meadow Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto Bus Stop, heading S.
  4. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miSharp right onto Chinquapin Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.6 miBear right onto Holiday Trail, heading W.
  7. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Chinquapin Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 500 ftBear left onto North Meadow Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM — 2 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Empire Grade (Mile 13) stop 343 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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