Engelsman Loop Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 504 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Engelsman Loop Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Allegro Heights, CA. It climbs 504 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Engelsman Loop Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 504 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 40–568 ft
Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: 36.96271, -122.08468
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 67°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Engelsman Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miBear left onto Wild Boar Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Engelsman Loop Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 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 2.1 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Wilder Ridge Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 172 ft
- Overlook via Wilder Ridge Loop 3.7 mi · ▲ 465 ft
- Engelsman Loop Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 472 ft
- Engelsman Loop Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 472 ft
- Long Meadow Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 553 ft
- Wild Boar Trail via Engelsman Loop Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 590 ft
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