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Wilder Ranch State Park

Long Meadow Trail–UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, 3 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 426 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Long Meadow Trail–UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, 3 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Rincon, CA. It climbs 426 ft. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi322 – 574 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 36.98993, -122.06956
Nearest town Rincon, CA
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Long Meadow Trail–UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, 3 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 426 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 320–574 ft

Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park

Trailhead: 36.98993, -122.06956

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 75°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

Transit-accessible: Empire Grade & Heller Drive stop 193 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right onto UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Wally World, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Long Meadow Trail, heading S.
  8. 450 ftContinue straight onto Engelsman Loop Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miReach UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Long Meadow Trail, heading N.
  11. 450 ftContinue straight onto UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wally World, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/long-meadow-trail-ucsc-connector-cave-gulch-out-back-3-sights-6-km

Trail surface

38% dirt14% gravel48% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 75°F51°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity95%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue 70°51°
Wed 71°53°
Thu 74°57°
Fri 82°60°
Sat 81°62°
Sun 72°59°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Empire Grade & Heller Drive stop 193 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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