The Triangle–Arboretum Pond, 5 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Felton, CA. The route passes Arboretum Pond before reaching The Triangle at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 918 ft. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi322 – 1,165 ft8.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bus Stop 37.02094, -122.08391
Nearest town Felton, CA
Directions
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The Triangle–Arboretum Pond, 5 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 918 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Elevation 320–1,164 ft
Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: Bus Stop · 37.02094, -122.08391
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 76°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Transit-accessible: Empire Grade (Mile 13) stop 47 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Chinquapin Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Long Meadow Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Wally World, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Arboretum Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftReach The Triangle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Wally World, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Long Meadow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Chinquapin Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
13% dirt8% gravel79% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 76°F50°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity58%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue
73°49°
Wed
85°52°
Thu
90°53°
Fri
100°60°
Sat
102°59°
Sun
89°54°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:44 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Empire Grade (Mile 13) stop 47 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Holiday Trail 2 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Broncos & Mushroom Hunter / 420 2.2 mi · ▲ 106 ft
- Chinquapin Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 216 ft
- Chinquapin Trail 3 mi · ▲ 269 ft
- D-Cups–Mushroom Hunter / 420 Loop, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 551 ft
- Geoff's Trail–North Meadow Trail, 4 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 250 ft
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