Back Ranch Fire Trail & McNears Fire Trail via Oak Ridge Drive
5.2 mi · ▲ 1,644 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Back Ranch Fire Trail & McNears Fire Trail via Oak Ridge Drive is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in China Camp State Park near McNears Beach, CA. It climbs 1,644 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi121 – 751 ft · steepest grade: 29%5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: McNears Fire Trail 37.99691, -122.47971
Nearest town McNears Beach, CA
Directions
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Back Ranch Fire Trail & McNears Fire Trail via Oak Ridge Drive
5.2 mi · ▲ 1,644 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 122–752 ft
Out & Back · China Camp State Park
Trailhead: McNears Fire Trail · 37.99691, -122.47971
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 67°F / low 52° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start on McNears Fire Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Oak Ridge Drive, heading W.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Back Ranch Fire Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach McNears Fire Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Oak Ridge Drive, heading SE.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto McNears Fire Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 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
78% dirt22% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 67°F52°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity72%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:12 PM
Mon
75°53°
Tue
84°55°
Wed
90°55°
Thu
84°54°
Fri
84°55°
Sat
81°51°
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