The Triangle & Arboretum Pond is a 1.6-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Rincon, CA. The route passes Arboretum Pond before reaching The Triangle at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi407 – 574 ft1.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 36.98993, -122.06956
Nearest town Rincon, CA
Directions
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The Triangle & Arboretum Pond
1.6 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 37 min
Elevation 407–574 ft
Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: 36.98993, -122.06956
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 75°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Transit-accessible: Empire Grade & Heller Drive stop 193 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Arboretum Pond.
- 0.2 miReach The Triangle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
24% dirt76% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 75°F51°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity95%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue
70°51°
Wed
71°53°
Thu
74°57°
Fri
82°60°
Sat
81°62°
Sun
72°59°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Empire Grade & Heller Drive stop 193 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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