Madrone Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 1,381 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Madrone Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Land Bank near Saranap, CA. It climbs 1,381 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi620 – 1,604 ft · steepest grade: 26%4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.85292, -122.07787
Nearest town Saranap, CA
Directions
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Madrone Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 1,381 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 619–1,606 ft
Out & Back · Land Bank
Trailhead: 37.85292, -122.07787
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Las Trampas Ridge & Calaveras Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Madrone Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Las Trampas Ridge & Calaveras Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.8 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Las Trampas to Briones Trail via Clyde Wood Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 871 ft
- Las Trampas Ridge & Calaveras Ridge Trail 5 mi · ▲ 1,448 ft
- Madrone Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 1,917 ft
- Madrone Trail 7.7 mi · ▲ 2,351 ft
- Dewies/Birthday–Dewies, 3 sights 8 mi · ▲ 2,375 ft
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