AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Mar Det Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 537 ft · 58 min

Mar Det Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Meadow Brook, CA. It climbs 537 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,205 – 2,553 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.87450, -120.80944
Nearest town Meadow Brook, CA
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Mar Det Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 537 ft · 58 min

Elevation 2,204–2,553 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.87450, -120.80944

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:08 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 300 ftContinue straight onto Mar Det Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 250 ftReach Mar Det Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1 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/mar-det-trail-out-back-3-km-be53

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:08 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:52 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:13 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:42 PM.

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