Wilder Ranch State Park

Jugs via Barking Dogs

3.3 mi · ▲ 938 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Jugs via Barking Dogs is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Bonny Doon, CA. It climbs 938 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi719 – 1,316 ft · steepest grade: 28%3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.01877, -122.10898
Nearest town Bonny Doon, CA

Directions

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Jugs via Barking Dogs

3.3 mi · ▲ 938 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 717–1,316 ft

Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park

Trailhead: 37.01877, -122.10898

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right onto Barking Dogs, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Jugs, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miReach Jugs, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Barking Dogs, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

41% dirt59% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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