Pygmy Forest Reserve Loop is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Jug Handle State Natural Reserve near Caspar, CA. It climbs 251 ft. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi217 – 430 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.37706, -123.79871
Nearest town Caspar, CA
Directions
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Pygmy Forest Reserve Loop
4.5 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 216–429 ft
Out & Back · Jug Handle State Natural Reserve
Trailhead: 39.37706, -123.79871
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 66°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Ecological Staircase Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Pygmy Forest Reserve Loop, heading N.
- 1.7 miReach Pygmy Forest Reserve Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Ecological Staircase Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 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
24% dirt76% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 66°F53°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity78%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat
62°53°
Sun
70°49°
Mon
78°47°
Tue
76°53°
Wed
73°50°
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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