AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Mar Det Trail

5 mi · ▲ 1,211 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Mar Det Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back near Meadow Brook, CA. It climbs 1,211 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,398 – 2,897 ft · steepest grade: 25%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.86985, -120.81312
Nearest town Meadow Brook, CA
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Mar Det Trail

5 mi · ▲ 1,211 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 2,398–2,897 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.86985, -120.81312

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Mar Det Trail, heading N.
  3. 2.5 miReach Mar Det Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftArrive 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/mar-det-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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