Ohlone Wilderness Trail Permit Area

Ohlone Wilderness Trail & Ranch Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 1,009 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Ohlone Wilderness Trail & Ranch Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Ohlone Wilderness Trail Permit Area near Mission San Jose District, CA. It climbs 1,009 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,483 – 2,044 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ranch Trail 37.52047, -121.87546
Nearest town Mission San Jose District, CA

Directions

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Ohlone Wilderness Trail & Ranch Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 1,009 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Elevation 1,481–2,044 ft

Out & Back · Ohlone Wilderness Trail Permit Area

Trailhead: Ranch Trail · 37.52047, -121.87546

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

  1. Start on Ranch Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left onto Laurel Canyon Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miSharp left onto Laurel Loop Trail, heading N.
  4. 2 miReach Ranch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2 miSharp right onto Laurel Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.6 miSharp right onto Ranch Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

11% dirt89% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:49 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 11 min before dark.

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