Engelsman Loop Trail
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 179 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Jan–Dec
- best months
Engelsman Loop Trail is a short, easy mountain biking route in Wilder Ranch State Park in California, managed by State Park and Recreation. The trail is an out-and-back that covers about 1.1 miles, with a one-way climb of 179 feet from a low point of 56 feet to a high of 243 feet. Late summer into early fall is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Santa Cruz show September highs around 77°F with only about one wet day, while winter brings highs in the low 60s and roughly 10 to 11 wet days a month. The Cowboy Loop Trail starts just 0.1 mile away, and the Ridge Loop and Ohlone Bluff Trail are both within a mile. Climbers can head to the UC Santa Cruz climbing area, about 2.6 miles off.
Local outfitters
- Half Moon Bay Kayak Company43 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Cowboy Loop TrailHikingPhoto: lamblukas, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.1 mi
Ridge LoopHikingPhoto: fogcat5, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.4 mi
Ohlone Bluff TrailHikingPhoto: lamblukas, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.6 mi- UC Santa CruzRock climbing2.6 mi
- The Forbidden ForestRock climbing2.7 mi
- Santa CruzRock climbing3.3 mi
San Lorenzo RiverCanoeingPhoto: Chevy111, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)9 mi- Zayante CreekCanoeing9.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Goat Rock TrailMountain biking · ~31 min drivePhoto: Vadim Manuylov, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Engelsman Loop TrailMountain biking · Next door
- SweetnessMountain biking · ~7 min drive
- Toróma watis (Wildcat Trail South)Mountain biking · ~15 min drive
Saratoga Gap TrailMountain biking · ~32 min drivePhoto: Vadim Manuylov, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Mushroom Hunter / 420Mountain biking · ~7 min drive
- SweetnessMountain biking · ~7 min drive
- Flow Trail Segment 6Mountain biking · ~22 min drive
Summit Rock Loop TrailMountain biking · ~32 min drivePhoto: Vadim Manuylov, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Káknu (Hawk) Trail ParkingMountain biking · ~14 min drive
Best time to visit Engelsman Loop Trail
Best months: Year-round. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
63° / 41°
11 wet
Feb
64° / 43°
10 wet
Mar
67° / 44°
10 wet
Apr
69° / 46°
6 wet
May
71° / 49°
3 wet
Jun
74° / 52°
1 wet
Jul
74° / 54°
1 wet
Aug
76° / 55°
1 wet
Sep
77° / 53°
1 wet
Oct
74° / 50°
4 wet
Nov
67° / 44°
7 wet
Dec
61° / 41°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Santa Cruz, CA, 4.9 mi away at 70 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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