Franco Ridge Loop Trail & Sugarloaf-Shell Ridge Trail
4 mi · ▲ 527 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Franco Ridge Loop Trail & Sugarloaf-Shell Ridge Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Shell Ridge Open Space near Walnut Heights, CA. It climbs 527 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Franco Ridge Loop Trail & Sugarloaf-Shell Ridge Trail
4 mi · ▲ 527 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 268–634 ft
Out & Back · Shell Ridge Open Space
Trailhead: Sugarloaf-Shell Ridge Trail · 37.87522, -122.03576
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start on Sugarloaf-Shell Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Franco Ridge Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Franco Ridge Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Sugarloaf-Shell Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from Sugarloaf-Shell Ridge Trail Trailhead
- Sugarloaf-Shell Ridge Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 87 ft
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