Woodcutter's Trail
7 mi · ▲ 1,186 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Woodcutter's Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Bonny Doon, CA. It climbs 1,186 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Woodcutter's Trail
7 mi · ▲ 1,186 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Elevation 692–1,064 ft
Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: 37.01877, -122.10898
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 77°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Barking Dogs, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Holiday Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Chinquapin Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Holiday Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Woodcutter's Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 450 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 3.4 mi in (~106 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
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- Jugs via Barking Dogs 3.3 mi · ▲ 938 ft
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