Loop Trail & Merry-Go-Round Trail
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,436 ft · 3 hr 5 min
Loop Trail & Merry-Go-Round Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Madonna County Park near Interlaken, CA. It climbs 1,436 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi472 – 1,667 ft · steepest grade: 20%7.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.00418, -121.68176
Nearest town Interlaken, CA
Directions
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Loop Trail & Merry-Go-Round Trail
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,436 ft · 3 hr 5 min
Elevation 471–1,666 ft
Out & Back · Mount Madonna County Park
Trailhead: 37.00418, -121.68176
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mount Madonna County Park, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Merry-Go-Round Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miReach Merry-Go-Round Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Merry-Go-Round Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Mount Madonna County Park, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:12 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Miller House–Lower Miller Trail Loop, 4 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,393 ft
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