Mailboxes–Red Mailbox, 4 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 931 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Mailboxes–Red Mailbox, 4 sights is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Allegro Heights, CA. It climbs 931 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mailboxes–Red Mailbox, 4 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 931 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Elevation 320–1,125 ft
Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: 36.98178, -122.06574
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 68°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
Transit-accessible: UCSC Arboretum stop 227 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Wally World, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.7 miBear right onto Chinquapin Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Mailboxes, heading NE.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Mailbox, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Wally World, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left onto UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~104 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Transit-accessible: UCSC Arboretum stop 227 m from the trailhead
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