Jugs & Woodcutter's Trail
6 mi · ▲ 1,085 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Jugs & Woodcutter's Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Rincon, CA. It climbs 1,085 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Jugs & Woodcutter's Trail
6 mi · ▲ 1,085 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 692–1,316 ft
Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: Chinquapin Trail · 37.01662, -122.08132
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Transit-accessible: Empire Grade (Mile 13) stop 578 m from the trailhead
- Start on Chinquapin Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Holiday Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Woodcutter's Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Jugs, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Woodcutter's Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Barking Dogs, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Holiday Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Chinquapin Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Empire Grade (Mile 13) stop 578 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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