Jugs Sunset Point & Pygmy Forest Reserve Loop is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Jug Handle State Natural Reserve near Heeser Addition, CA. The route reaches Jugs Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 201 ft of elevation gain. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi279 – 430 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.38016, -123.77340
Nearest town Heeser Addition, CA
Directions
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Jugs Sunset Point & Pygmy Forest Reserve Loop
4.1 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 278–429 ft
Out & Back · Jug Handle State Natural Reserve
Trailhead: 39.38016, -123.77340
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 67°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Pygmy Forest Reserve Loop, heading W.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Ecological Staircase Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach Jugs Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Pygmy Forest Reserve Loop, heading N.
- 1.7 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 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
2% dirt98% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 67°F51°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity68%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat
64°51°
Sun
70°49°
Mon
78°46°
Tue
75°52°
Wed
72°49°
Thu
79°58°
17%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:10 PM.
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