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Jugs Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Jug Handle State Natural Reserve near Caspar, CA. It is mostly level, with 178 ft of elevation gain. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi256 – 456 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.37136, -123.77391
Nearest town Caspar, CA

Directions

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Jugs Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 178 ft · 43 min

Elevation 257–456 ft

Out & Back · Jug Handle State Natural Reserve

Trailhead: 39.37136, -123.77391

Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 66°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Jugs Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miReach Jugs Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 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

32% dirt68% 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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