D-Cups–Mushroom Hunter / 420 Loop, 3 sights is a 4-mile loop in Wilder Ranch State Park near Felton, CA. It climbs 551 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi692 – 1,237 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bus Stop 37.02094, -122.08391
Nearest town Felton, CA
Directions
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D-Cups–Mushroom Hunter / 420 Loop, 3 sights
4 mi · ▲ 551 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 692–1,237 ft
Loop · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: Bus Stop · 37.02094, -122.08391
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 75°F / low 53° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Transit-accessible: Empire Grade (Mile 13) stop 47 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bus Stop, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left onto North Meadow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Mushroom Hunter / 420, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Broncos, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto D-Cups, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left onto Woodcutter's Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Holiday Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Chinquapin Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
37% dirt63% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 75°F53°
Precip10%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity40%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Sat
76°54°
Sun
76°49°
Mon
84°47°
Tue
80°51°
Wed
75°52°
20%
Thu
86°63°
19%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Empire Grade (Mile 13) stop 47 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Bus Stop Trailhead
- Holiday Trail 2 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Broncos & Mushroom Hunter / 420 2.2 mi · ▲ 106 ft
- Chinquapin Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 216 ft
- Chinquapin Trail 3 mi · ▲ 269 ft
- Geoff's Trail–North Meadow Trail, 4 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 250 ft
- Chinquapin Road & North Meadow Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 249 ft
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