Ohlone Wilderness Trail & Welch Creek Road is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Ohlone Regional Wilderness Area near Scotts Corner, CA. It climbs 2,077 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,910 – 2,864 ft · steepest grade: 19%10.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Welch Creek Road 37.53195, -121.79607
Nearest town Scotts Corner, CA
Directions
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Ohlone Wilderness Trail & Welch Creek Road
10.7 mi · ▲ 2,077 ft · 4 hr 36 min
Elevation 1,910–2,865 ft
Out & Back · Ohlone Regional Wilderness Area
Trailhead: Welch Creek Road · 37.53195, -121.79607
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
- Start on Welch Creek Road, heading S.
- 5.4 miReach Welch Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5.3 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
13% dirt87% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:14 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:53 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:14 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:42 PM.
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