Tree 9–Chinquapin Road, 7 sights is an 11-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Rincon, CA. The route reaches Tree 9 at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It climbs 1,194 ft. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi322 – 1,125 ft11.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 36.98993, -122.06956
Nearest town Rincon, CA
Directions
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Tree 9–Chinquapin Road, 7 sights
11 mi · ▲ 1,194 ft · 4 hr 16 min
Elevation 320–1,125 ft
Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: 36.98993, -122.06956
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 70°F / low 52° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
No dogs on part of this route · 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 S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Wally World, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Long Meadow Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Chinquapin Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Chinquapin Road, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto North Fuel Break Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Fuel Break Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftReach Tree 9, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Fuel Break Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Chinquapin Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Long Meadow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Wally World, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
26% gravel12% dirt62% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 70°F52°
Precip2%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity73%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:55 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:10 PM
Mon
65°51°
Tue
66°53°
Wed
75°54°
Thu
78°57°
Fri
74°58°
Sat
72°57°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~106 min). Leave by 5:04 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Empire Grade & Heller Drive stop 193 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 44 Logs–Chinquapin Road, 5 sights 10.3 mi · ▲ 1,198 ft
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