Overlook–Horseman's Trail, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Gordola, CA. The route reaches Overlook at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 418 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi174 – 545 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Horseman's Trail 36.96509, -122.10312
Nearest town Gordola, CA
Directions
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Overlook–Horseman's Trail, 3 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 418 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 175–543 ft
Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: Horseman's Trail · 36.96509, -122.10312
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 66°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
- Start on Horseman's Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Zane Gray Cutoff, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Zane Gray Cutoff, heading NW.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Horseman's 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
40% dirt60% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 66°F55°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity100%
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue
63°54°
Wed
68°54°
Thu
75°58°
Fri
83°62°
Sat
82°63°
Sun
73°60°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:43 PM.
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