Overlook via Wilder Ridge Loop is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Allegro Heights, CA. The route reaches Overlook at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 465 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi39 – 528 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 36.96271, -122.08468
Nearest town Allegro Heights, CA
Directions
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Overlook via Wilder Ridge Loop
3.7 mi · ▲ 465 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 40–528 ft
Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: 36.96271, -122.08468
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 67°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading SW.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 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
88% dirt12% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 67°F55°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity96%
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue
64°55°
Wed
68°55°
Thu
76°59°
Fri
84°62°
Sat
83°64°
Sun
74°61°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Wilder Ridge Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 172 ft
- Engelsman Loop Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 472 ft
- Engelsman Loop Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 472 ft
- Engelsman Loop Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 504 ft
- Long Meadow Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 553 ft
- Wild Boar Trail via Engelsman Loop Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 590 ft
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