Rubicon Trail
10.1 mi · ▲ 2,953 ft · 4 hr 51 min
Rubicon Trail is a 10.1-mile out-and-back near McCulloh, CA. It climbs 2,953 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,471 – 4,403 ft · steepest grade: 18%10.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.95116, -120.48589
Nearest town McCulloh, CA
Directions
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Rubicon Trail
10.1 mi · ▲ 2,953 ft · 4 hr 51 min
Elevation 3,472–4,404 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.95116, -120.48589
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 95°F / low 67° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start on Ellicott Trail, heading N.
- 5.1 miReach Rubicon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
ClearTemperature 95°F67°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
95°71°
Wed
94°71°
Thu
97°71°
Fri
99°73°
Sat
98°73°
Sun
98°72°
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More from this trailhead
- Ellicott Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 840 ft
- Ellicott Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,289 ft
- Ellicott Trail 5 mi · ▲ 1,928 ft
- Grey Sunset Point–Ellicott Trail, 3 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 2,753 ft
- Hunters Trail 8.9 mi · ▲ 1,744 ft
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