Tree 9–Chinquapin Road, 7 sights is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Allegro Heights, CA. The route reaches Tree 9 at the turnaround, 6.7 miles in. It climbs 1,298 ft. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Tree 9–Chinquapin Road, 7 sights
13.5 mi · ▲ 1,298 ft · 5 hr 9 min
Elevation 40–1,125 ft
Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: 36.96271, -122.08468
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 67°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading SW.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Twin Oaks Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Eucalyptus cutoff, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Eucalyptus Loop, heading NW.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Chinquapin Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Chinquapin Road, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Red Hill Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto North Fuel Break Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Fuel Break Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftReach Tree 9, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Fuel Break Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Red Hill Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Chinquapin Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Eucalyptus Loop, heading SW.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Eucalyptus cutoff, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Twin Oaks Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 3.2 mi in (~96 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Wilder Ridge Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 172 ft
- Overlook via Wilder Ridge Loop 3.7 mi · ▲ 465 ft
- Engelsman Loop Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 472 ft
- Engelsman Loop Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 472 ft
- Engelsman Loop Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 504 ft
- Long Meadow Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 553 ft
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