Ridge Loop & Wilder Ridge Loop
4.9 mi · ▲ 343 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Ridge Loop & Wilder Ridge Loop is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Allegro Heights, CA. It climbs 343 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ridge Loop & Wilder Ridge Loop
4.9 mi · ▲ 343 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 50–293 ft
Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: Cowboy Loop Trail · 36.96604, -122.08349
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 69°F / low 54° · precip 2% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Ridge Loop, heading NW.
- 1.7 miReach Ridge Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading SE.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM — 0 min before dark.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Wilder Ridge Loop
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Wilder Ridge Loop
- 4.6 mi · out & back · via Wilder Ridge Loop
- 7.4 mi · out & back · via Wilder Ridge Loop
- 8.9 mi · out & back · via Wilder Ridge Loop
- 10.9 mi · out & back · via Wilder Ridge Loop
- 13 mi · out & back · via Wilder Ridge Loop
More from Cowboy Loop Trail Trailhead
- Horseman's Trail–Ridge Loop, 4 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 383 ft
- Enchanted Loop–Eucalyptus Loop, 3 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 635 ft
- Engelsman Loop Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 471 ft
- Wilder Ridge Loop 3 mi · ▲ 359 ft
- Engelsman Loop Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 499 ft
- Wild Boar Trail via Engelsman Loop Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 585 ft
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