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: Partly cloudy, high 66°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Ecological Staircase Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftReach Jugs Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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
Partly cloudyTemperature 66°F52°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity76%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat
62°52°
Sun
69°48°
Mon
77°46°
Tue
75°52°
Wed
72°49°
Thu
79°57°
17%
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.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Jugs Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 178 ft
- Miracle Mile Sunset Point–Miracle Mile, 3 sights 2 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Miracle Mile Sunset Point–Miracle Mile, 5 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 832 ft
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