Ragle Ranch Regional Park

Featured hike
Mile:
0.0: Begin at the corner of the parking lot, near the Gazebo Picnic Area. Walk on an unmarked but obvious dirt path, past the Peace Garden.
0.1: Gate and fenceline. Turn left and head downhill on Blackberry Trail.
0.1: Junction, just before bridge. Continue straight.
0.3: Junction with Thistle Trail. Continue straight.
0.8: Path heads left toward a creek. Continue straight.
0.9: Junction with other end of Thistle Trail. Bear left.
1.4: Unmarked fork. Bear left, into a cluster of coast live oak.
1.4: Junction with paved path. Turn right.
1.5: Junction with road. Bear right, cross the road, and pick up Hilltop Trail near the information signboard.
1.5: Junction with path. Turn left.
1.5: Bench. Continue on the path back toward Hilltop Trail.
1.7: Junction, again. Turn left and retrace your steps back to the trailhead.
1.9: Back at the parking lot.

Getting there:
From US 101 in Sonoma County, exit CA 116 West. Drive west on 116 about 8 miles, to the center of Sebastopol. Turn left onto Sebastopol Avenue (which becomes Bodega Avenue) and drive about 1.2 miles west. Turn right onto Ragle Road, and drive about 0.5 mile north to the park entrance on the left side of the road. Once past the entrance kiosk, continue straight, pass the Gazebo Picnic Area, to the parking lot at the end of the park road.

GPS coordinates* for trailhead:
Latitude 38°24'11.82"N
Longitude 122°50'49.96"W
(* based on Google Earth data, shown as degrees, minutes, seconds)

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© 2002 Jane Huber/Bay Area Hiker