D-Cups–Mushroom Hunter / 420, 4 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Felton, CA. It climbs 1,235 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi705 – 1,355 ft · steepest grade: 21%6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tinker Bell 37.02338, -122.08708
Nearest town Felton, CA
Directions
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D-Cups–Mushroom Hunter / 420, 4 sights
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,235 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Elevation 704–1,356 ft
Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: Tinker Bell · 37.02338, -122.08708
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 76°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Transit-accessible: Empire Grade (Mile 13) stop 343 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tinker Bell, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Mushroom Hunter / 420, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Broncos, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto D-Cups, heading NW.
- 1 miBear right onto Woodcutter's Trail, heading S.
- 1 miSharp right onto Turbo, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Tinker Bell, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Barking Dogs, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear left onto D-Cups, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left onto Broncos, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mushroom Hunter / 420, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Tinker Bell, heading E.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
94% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 76°F50°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity74%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue
71°47°
Wed
77°50°
Thu
90°53°
Fri
99°59°
Sat
101°59°
Sun
88°53°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~94 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Empire Grade (Mile 13) stop 343 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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