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Jugs Sunset Point via Ecological Staircase Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Heeser Addition, CA. The route reaches Jugs Sunset Point at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi279 – 495 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.37052, -123.77169
Nearest town Heeser Addition, CA

Directions

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Jugs Sunset Point via Ecological Staircase Trail

2 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 46 min

Elevation 278–496 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.37052, -123.77169

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 1 miTurn right onto Ecological Staircase Trail, heading W.
  3. 250 ftReach Jugs Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

60% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:10 PM.

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