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Wilder Ranch State Park/California

Old Cabin Trail

1.0 mi

Distance

223 ft

Elev. Gain

26m

Est. Time

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Old Cabin Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

California Department of Parks and Recreation manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:127 ft
Max:199 ft
Gain:72 ft
Loss:45 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 127 ft and 199 ft across 1.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.127 ft151 ft175 ft199 ft0.0 mi0.2 mi0.5 mi0.7 mi1.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi172 ft
End1.0 mi199 ft

Trail Details

Bike access: OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 2026-10-14. Rules change, so confirm with the land manager before you go.

Surface
Dirt

Official sources & verification

Managed by California Department of Parks and Recreation

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Santa Cruz, CA · in or next to town
County:
Santa Cruz County, CA
Jurisdiction:
Wilder Ranch State Park · California Department of Parks and Recreation

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: Aug 17, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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