White deer pen–Blue Springs Trail, 5 sights
3 mi · ▲ 584 ft · 1 hr 18 min
White deer pen–Blue Springs Trail, 5 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Mount Madonna County Park near Interlaken, CA. The route reaches White deer pen. It climbs 584 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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White deer pen–Blue Springs Trail, 5 sights
3 mi · ▲ 584 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 1,545–1,877 ft
Out & Back · Mount Madonna County Park
Trailhead: Upper Miller Trail · 37.01174, -121.70643
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Upper Miller Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Ridge Road, heading S.
- 50 ftPass White deer pen.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Iron Springs Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Rock Springs Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Redwood Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Blue Springs Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach White deer pen, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Redwood Trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Rock Springs Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Iron Springs Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Ridge Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Upper Miller Trail, heading N.
- 150 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:52 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:12 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:41 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Loop Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 498 ft
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