Popular Trips in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Wilder Ranch (Enchanted Loop via Wild Boar Trail) (alternate)
Santa Cruz, California, United States
14.0 miles
14.0 miles
This hike is a 12.5 mile loop at Wilder Ranch State Park that begins by taking in the scenery along a 6 mile section of coastal bluffs and beaches. The Bluffs trail snakes along the contour of the rocky cliffs while circumnavigating some fertile agricultural lands that lie within the park boundaries. After enjoying the sights and imbuing the sea air along this virtually flat trail, this route heads up into the...
From North Remote Lot UCSCWest Road Chinquapin TrailEucalyptus Loop - EastOld Cabin TrailWild Boar Trail Engelsman Loop - EastHighway 1 back into town
From HCR Fall Creek Unit Parking LotFall Creek TrailKiln Trail Lost Empire Trail Big Ben TrailFall Creek Trail
Hoped to do the Ohlone Bluff Trail along the ocean an got about half way there before turning back. The park map doe snot have mileage. I estimate form my track and google maps the bluff trail is about 10 miles which makes it nearly 20 miles overall. Way too much for the missus and pushing it for me.The coastline was beautiful this day. We parked along highway one and climbed the hillside and walked...
I've often hiked in the part of Wilder Ranch that's nearer to the water, but today I decided to explore the part I'd never been to before, starting from Empire Grade Road near the north end. The entrance I chose connects to the northwest corner of the vast UC Santa Cruz campus and the mountain bikers were out in force; I was one of the very few people on foot. In some...
This started out as a simple out-and-back (the left part of the track). That only took an hour or so and the weather was a sunny 65 with no fog or wind so I decided to make a loop hike using Engelmen's Loop Trail and picking up a number of caches along the way.With the tracks you can see where my battery died (no tracks) and where they've cut a new bypass...
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