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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.

Elevation

0 mi2,225 – 2,553 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.87450, -120.80944
Nearest town Meadow Brook, CA
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 300 ftContinue straight onto Mar Det Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Chaparral Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 350 ftReach Chaparral Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Mar Det Trail, heading S.
  7. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mar-det-trail-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:05 PM

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