Morgan Territory Regional Preserve
Roger Epperson Ridge Overlook–Charlie's Tree, 6 sights
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,892 ft · 3 hr 33 min
Roger Epperson Ridge Overlook–Charlie's Tree, 6 sights is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Morgan Territory Regional Preserve near Tassajara, CA. The route passes Frog Pond and Charlie's Tree before reaching Roger Epperson Ridge Overlook at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 1,892 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Roger Epperson Ridge Overlook–Charlie's Tree, 6 sights
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,892 ft · 3 hr 33 min
Elevation 1,493–2,269 ft
Out & Back · Morgan Territory Regional Preserve
Trailhead: Volvon Trail · 37.81848, -121.79476
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 66°F / low 52° · precip 6% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Condor Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Coyote Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Frog Pond.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Mollok Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Clyma Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Charlie's Tree.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Highland Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Roger Epperson Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftReach Roger Epperson Ridge Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Highland Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Clyma Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Mollok Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Coyote Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Condor Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Volvon Trail Trailhead
- Cowlick Look–The Shade Tree, 9 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 171 ft
- Charlie's Tree–Frog Pond, 5 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,150 ft
- Frog Pond–Condor Trail, 4 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 527 ft
- Whelk Pond–The Shade Tree, 9 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,566 ft
- Deciduous Rex–Mount Dad, 7 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 2,112 ft
- The Shade Tree–Treebeard, 7 sights 8.8 mi · ▲ 1,654 ft
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