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Wilder Ranch State Park

Upper Quarry–Camper Park, 7 sights

12.9 mi · ▲ 1,535 ft · 5 hr 4 min

Upper Quarry–Camper Park, 7 sights is a 12.9-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Rincon, CA. The route reaches Upper Quarry. It climbs 1,535 ft. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi121 – 1,125 ft14.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 36.99888, -122.05618
Nearest town Rincon, CA
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Upper Quarry–Camper Park, 7 sights

12.9 mi · ▲ 1,535 ft · 5 hr 4 min

Elevation 122–1,125 ft

Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park

Trailhead: connector · 36.99888, -122.05618

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 73°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:14 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: UCSC Crown and Merrill Colleges stop 86 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftPass Upper Quarry.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto LMC Path, heading W.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miSharp left onto Across Campus, heading W.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Spring Road, heading W.
  7. 50 ftSharp right onto Red Hill Road, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Camper Park, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading N.
  10. 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Chinquapin Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Long Meadow Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto Wally World, heading S.
  15. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 0.6 miSharp left onto UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, heading S.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left onto Prairie View Trail, heading S.
  23. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
  24. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  25. 0.4 miTurn right onto Coast Vista Trail, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie View Trail, heading E.
  27. 0.1 miReach Upper Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right onto Coast Vista Trail, heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie View Trail, heading S.
  30. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  31. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  32. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  33. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  34. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  36. 50 ftTurn right onto UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, heading NW.
  37. 0.5 miSharp right onto Wally World, heading NW.
  38. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  39. 0.9 miTurn right onto Long Meadow Trail, heading NW.
  40. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Chinquapin Trail, heading NW.
  41. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Chinquapin Road, heading N.
  42. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  43. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Camper Park, heading SE.
  44. 250 ftTurn left onto Red Hill Road, heading S.
  45. 0.2 miSharp left onto Spring Road, heading SE.
  46. 50 ftContinue straight onto Across Campus, heading S.
  47. 300 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  48. 0.3 miTurn left onto LMC Path, heading SE.
  49. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/upper-quarry-upper-quarry-out-back-8-sights-21-km

Trail surface

20% dirt18% gravel62% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 73°F51°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity73%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:14 PM
Tue 70°54°
Wed 71°52°
Thu 73°56°
Fri 81°60°
Sat 80°61°
Sun 72°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Transit-accessible: UCSC Crown and Merrill Colleges stop 86 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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