Sprig Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 650 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Sprig Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Madonna County Park near Interlaken, CA. It climbs 650 ft. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Sprig Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 650 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 1,030–1,622 ft
Out & Back · Mount Madonna County Park
Trailhead: Sprig Trail · 37.00138, -121.70623
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 68°F / low 50° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
- Start on Sprig Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Blackhawk Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Blackhawk Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Sprig Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 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 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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More from Sprig Trail Trailhead
- Blackhawk Trail–Redwood Trail Loop, 5 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,412 ft
- Iron Springs Trail–Ridge Road Loop, 5 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,301 ft
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