44 Logs–Chinquapin Road, 5 sights
10.9 mi · ▲ 1,238 ft · 4 hr 15 min
44 Logs–Chinquapin Road, 5 sights is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Rincon, CA. It climbs 1,238 ft. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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44 Logs–Chinquapin Road, 5 sights
10.9 mi · ▲ 1,238 ft · 4 hr 15 min
Elevation 229–1,125 ft
Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: Camper Park · 37.00346, -122.06620
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: UCSC Kresge College stop 497 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on West Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto 44 Logs, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Chinquapin Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Chinquapin Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Eucalyptus Loop, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Zane Gray Cutoff, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach 44 Logs, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Eucalyptus Loop, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Chinquapin Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Chinquapin Road, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto 44 Logs, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto West Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: UCSC Kresge College stop 497 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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