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McCorkle Trail–Ohlone Wilderness Trail, 3 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Sunol Regional Wilderness near Scotts Corner, CA. It climbs 980 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi394 – 768 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ohlone Wilderness Trail 37.51187, -121.83621
Nearest town Scotts Corner, CA

Directions

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McCorkle Trail–Ohlone Wilderness Trail, 3 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 980 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 392–768 ft

Out & Back · Sunol Regional Wilderness

Trailhead: Ohlone Wilderness Trail · 37.51187, -121.83621

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:14 PM

  1. Start on Ohlone Wilderness Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.9 miSharp right onto Shady Glen Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 400 ftTurn right onto Hayfield Road, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Canyon View Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto McCorkle Trail, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftReach Ohlone Wilderness Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Canyon View Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Hayfield Road, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Shady Glen Trail, heading NW.
  11. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ohlone Wilderness Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

12% dirt1% boardwalk1% gravel86% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:14 PM

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