Baquiano Trail & Mori Ridge Trail via Sweeney Ridge Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Sweeney Ridge (GGNRA) near Vallemar, CA. It climbs 1,409 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi240 – 1,266 ft · steepest grade: 21%6.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mori Ridge Trail 37.61737, -122.48317
Nearest town Vallemar, CA
Directions
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Baquiano Trail & Mori Ridge Trail via Sweeney Ridge Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,409 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Elevation 240–1,267 ft
Out & Back · Sweeney Ridge (GGNRA)
Trailhead: Mori Ridge Trail · 37.61737, -122.48317
Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 69°F / low 55° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:18 PM
Transit-accessible: Westport Drive & Lundy Way stop 374 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mori Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Sweeney Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Baquiano Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach Mori Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear left onto Sweeney Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 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
85% dirt15% paved
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 69°F55°
Precip2%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity85%
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:18 PM
Wed
71°55°
Thu
76°60°
Fri
77°59°
Sat
74°57°
Sun
69°57°
Mon
70°56°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:58 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:18 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:46 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Westport Drive & Lundy Way stop 374 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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