The Triangle–Arboretum Pond, 8 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Rincon, CA. The route passes Arboretum Pond before reaching The Triangle at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 1,243 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi322 – 1,122 ft · steepest grade: 16%11.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Across Campus 37.00324, -122.05923
Nearest town Rincon, CA
Directions
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The Triangle–Arboretum Pond, 8 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 1,243 ft · 4 hr 13 min
Elevation 320–1,122 ft
Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: Across Campus · 37.00324, -122.05923
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 73°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Social Sciences 2 stop 211 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Across Campus, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Spring Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Red Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Camper Park, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Red Hill Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Mailboxes, heading SW.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Mailbox, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Wally World, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp left onto UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, heading S.
- 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 E.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Wally World, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Red Mailbox, heading N.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mailboxes, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Chinquapin Road, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Red Hill Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Camper Park, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Red Hill Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Spring Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Across Campus, heading SE.
- 0.1 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
33% dirt27% gravel40% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 73°F51°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity73%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 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 0.9 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Social Sciences 2 stop 211 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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