Mount Madonna County Park

Camp Trail–Lower Miller Trail, 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 946 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Camp Trail–Lower Miller Trail, 3 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Mount Madonna County Park near Interlaken, CA. It climbs 946 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,020 – 1,870 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tan Oak Trail 37.01289, -121.70808
Nearest town Interlaken, CA

Directions

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Camp Trail–Lower Miller Trail, 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 946 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 1,021–1,871 ft

Out & Back · Mount Madonna County Park

Trailhead: Tan Oak Trail · 37.01289, -121.70808

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tan Oak Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Lower Miller Trail, heading NE.
  3. 200 ftContinue straight onto Loop Trail Cut-off, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Loop Trail, heading NW.
  5. 350 ftTurn right onto Merry-Go-Round Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right onto Camp Trail, heading S.
  7. 1.1 miTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  8. 1.1 miTurn right onto Loop Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Lower Miller Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Tan Oak Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 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

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:48 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:08 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:34 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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