Meadows Canyon Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 415 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Meadows Canyon Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Tilden Regional Park near Cragmont, CA. It climbs 415 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Meadows Canyon Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 415 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 568–984 ft
Out & Back · Tilden Regional Park
Trailhead: 37.90401, -122.26029
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Tilden Park Pony Rides stop 388 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Wildcat Gorge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Meadows Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Wildcat Gorge Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Tilden Park Pony Rides stop 388 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Curran Trail–Lower Big Springs Trail, 3 sights 6 mi · ▲ 1,039 ft
- Convict Viewpoint–Lake Anza, 6 sights 9.2 mi · ▲ 1,744 ft
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