Stebbins Cold Canyon-Blue Ridge Loop
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- Distance
- 4.83 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,516 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 1,519 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,566 ft
- TrailRank
-
36
5
- Min elevation
- 234 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 3 hours 9 minutes
- Coordinates
- 722
- Uploaded
- April 14, 2009
- Recorded
- April 2009
near Redbud Park (historical), California (United States)
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Itinerary description
This trail is located on UC Davis Natural Reserve System. See
http://nrs.ucdavis.edu/stebbins.html
Since this is a research area, dogs, horses, bikes, and hunting are not allowed. The trail starts by walking up canyon to an old homestead. It then climbs steeply up to the top of the ridge. The trail follows the crest of the ridge up and down hills for the next few miles. Recent improvements to the trail have added steps up the steep sections of both ends of this trail. However, there is still some areas on the trail the require some rock scrabbles. The top of the ridge does give a birds eye view of Lake Berryesa. There is a danger of falling on some of the steeper sections. Also there is a lot of poison oak on the lower side of the loop.
On the upside, you have a mile of riparian vegetation to view and then you climb out to chaparrel. Spring wildflowers are beautiful.
http://nrs.ucdavis.edu/stebbins.html
Since this is a research area, dogs, horses, bikes, and hunting are not allowed. The trail starts by walking up canyon to an old homestead. It then climbs steeply up to the top of the ridge. The trail follows the crest of the ridge up and down hills for the next few miles. Recent improvements to the trail have added steps up the steep sections of both ends of this trail. However, there is still some areas on the trail the require some rock scrabbles. The top of the ridge does give a birds eye view of Lake Berryesa. There is a danger of falling on some of the steeper sections. Also there is a lot of poison oak on the lower side of the loop.
On the upside, you have a mile of riparian vegetation to view and then you climb out to chaparrel. Spring wildflowers are beautiful.
Waypoints
Hiking
262 ft
Gate 1
Entrance into canyon
Archaeological site
683 ft
Homestead
Hiking
274 ft
Gate 2
Gate to the Blue Ridge section of the trail
Car park
243 ft
SCC PRK
Stebbins Cold Canyon Parking.
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Great trail, I have done it a couple of times. Bring plenty of water. Way too hot in the summer to hike. If you would like a longer hike you can take the Tuleyome trail to Annies Trail where Homestead and Blue Trails meet.