Wilder Ranch State Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 292 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cowboy Loop Trail 36.96604, -122.08349
Nearest town Allegro Heights, CA

Directions

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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: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Ridge Loop, heading NW.
  4. 1.7 miReach Ridge Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading SE.
  6. 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.

Trail surface

99% dirt1% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

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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Good to know

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