Chaparral Trail via Mar Det Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 569 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Chaparral Trail via Mar Det Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Meadow Brook, CA. It climbs 569 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Chaparral Trail via Mar Det Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 569 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 2,224–2,553 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.87450, -120.80944
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:08 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Mar Det Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Chaparral Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftReach Chaparral Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Mar Det Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 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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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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- Mar Det Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 537 ft
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