Candelabra Trail–Gazos Trail, 4 sights
8.8 mi · ▲ 2,229 ft · 4 hr 3 min
Candelabra Trail–Gazos Trail, 4 sights is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Butano State Park near Butano Park, CA. It climbs 2,229 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Candelabra Trail–Gazos Trail, 4 sights
8.8 mi · ▲ 2,229 ft · 4 hr 3 min
Elevation 134–1,765 ft
Out & Back · Butano State Park
Trailhead: Candelabra Trail · 37.18597, -122.33144
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 69°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start on Candelabra Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Gazos Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Olmo Fire Road, heading NE.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Ray Linder Memorial Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach Candelabra Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Olmo Fire Road, heading SE.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Gazos Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Candelabra Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Candelabra Trail & Gazos Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,177 ft
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