Holiday Trail–Long Meadow Trail, 7 sights
9.3 mi · ▲ 1,223 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Holiday Trail–Long Meadow Trail, 7 sights is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Allegro Heights, CA. It climbs 1,223 ft. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Holiday Trail–Long Meadow Trail, 7 sights
9.3 mi · ▲ 1,223 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Elevation 122–1,013 ft
Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: Prairie View Trail · 36.96175, -122.06401
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 69°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
Transit-accessible: Mission Street & Shaffer Road stop 213 m from the trailhead
- Start on Prairie View Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Coast Vista Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie View Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Wally World, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Long Meadow Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Holiday Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Picnic Loop, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Chinquapin Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Eucalyptus Loop, heading E.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Old Cabin Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Wild Boar Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Long Meadow Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Prairie View Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Coast Vista Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie View Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~127 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Mission Street & Shaffer Road stop 213 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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