Los Angeles: Rancho Nuevo Trail-Deal Trail
Squeezed into the extremely rugged landscape of Dick Smith Wilderness, this 5-mile out-and-back features great streamside camping and plenty of solitude.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 6.8
Waypoints
RNT001
Location: 34.7068214416504, -119.378196716309
Begin hiking L of CA 33 onto sand and rough arroyo
RNT003
Location: 34.6951866149902, -119.398132324219
heads W, funneling into a steep sedimentary canyon shaded by oak canopy
RNT004
Location: 34.6926803588867, -119.401786804199
Cross Rancho Nuevo Creek
RNT005
Location: 34.6968803405762, -119.408294677734
Primitive campsite; ancient cottonwood stands out in bolder-laden oak grove; trail crosses creek
RNT006
Location: 34.6925659179688, -119.410919189453
Water-sculpted boulders; trail framed by wild roses, sage, and scrubby manzanita
RNT007
Location: 34.6903305053711, -119.413612365723
Trail dumps across creekbed. Bear R and head SW
RNT008
Location: 34.6899604797363, -119.414398193359
Turn L @ Y onto Deal Trail
RNT009
Location: 34.6861267089844, -119.417694091797
Molar-shaped boulder topped with a sandstone cavity
RNT010
Location: 34.6844673156738, -119.418319702148
Natural rock chair; good spot for lunch; return to trailhead
RNT002
Location: 34.7044906616211, -119.390853881836
Turn L @ Y onto FR 7N04A