Ridge Loop–Wilder Ridge Loop, 3 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 440 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Ridge Loop–Wilder Ridge Loop, 3 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Gordola, CA. It climbs 440 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ridge Loop–Wilder Ridge Loop, 3 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 440 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Elevation 50–293 ft
Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: 36.96910, -122.10457
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 66°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Horseman's Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Zane Gray Cutoff, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Loop, heading E.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Ridge Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Ridge Loop, heading N.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Zane Gray Cutoff, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Horseman's Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:46 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM — 6 min before dark.
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