Overlook & Cowboy Loop Trail via Wilder Ridge Loop is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Allegro Heights, CA. The route reaches Overlook at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 526 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi43 – 528 ft4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 36.96254, -122.07855
Nearest town Allegro Heights, CA
Directions
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Overlook & Cowboy Loop Trail via Wilder Ridge Loop
4.3 mi · ▲ 526 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 41–528 ft
Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: 36.96254, -122.07855
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 67°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Cowboy Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto Cowboy Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 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
76% dirt1% gravel23% 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 2.1 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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