Charquin Trail via New Ancient Oaks Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve near Vista Verde, CA. It climbs 854 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,814 – 2,428 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.31336, -122.19722
Nearest town Vista Verde, CA
Directions
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Charquin Trail via New Ancient Oaks Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 854 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 1,813–2,427 ft
Out & Back · Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: 37.31336, -122.19722
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto New Ancient Oaks Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Audrey's Way, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Charquin Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Charquin Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Mindego Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto New Ancient Oaks Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
72% dirt28% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:10 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Ipiwa Viewpoint–Horseshoe Viewpoint, 6 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 970 ft
- Borel Hill–Ridge Viewpoint, 4 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 635 ft
- Charquin Trail–Council Circle Trail, 3 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,174 ft
- Alpine Pond & Butano View Trail via Ipiwa Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 822 ft
- New Ancient Oaks Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 497 ft
- New Ancient Oaks Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 514 ft
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