(Nearly Full Moon) MOONRIDGE & INDIAN CREEK TRAILS LOOP in Wildwood Park

I think a Perfect Loop that goes out on the Moon Ridge Trail and comes back up on the Indian Creek Trail is the most awesome hike in all of Wildwood Park! It is particularly awesome under a high & bright moon, and that is why I chose December 4th. This is two days before the Full Moon, but with a moon-rise time of 3:45 PM instead of 5:20 so, cloud cover permitting, there will be a big bright moon visible for the entire hike.

This loop starts and ends at the East end of the main upper parking lot for Wildwood Park which is located at the very West end of Avenida De Los Arboles.

This is a 2.4 mile, kid and dog friendly, Beginner Hike with 630 feet of Elevation Gain/Loss between 370' (low point) and 660' (high point). At an easy pace, and with stops at the TeePee and at Paradise Falls (shown here), it should take about 2 hours.

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If we can start gathering between 5:45 and 6:15 PM in order to start hiking sometime before 6:30, then we can be back in plenty of time to clear out of the parking lot by 9PM when it closes. As usual, I'll have some wine to share with the early arrivals!

My hike is a true loop, running the path shown below counter-clockwise. Paradise Falls is almost exactly at the halfway point. Note that the Elevation Plot shown here is reversed:

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