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Ragle Ranch Regional Park

Name: Ragle Ranch Regional Park
Rating: 2.67

Type: Trail

Length: 3.56 Miles

Elevation Gain: N/A

Cost: N/A

Rating:

(2.67)3

Difficulty: 2stars

(2.00)

Solitude:

(2.33)

ADA Accessible: N/A

Bikes Allowed: N/A

Dogs Allowed: N/A

Interpretive Guide: N/A

City: Sebastopol

County: Sonoma

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Photos

Some of the choicest berries are to be found in the less accessible spots. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Coppertone reaches into the bushes for a ripe berry, trying not to get pricked by the thorns too badly. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

The dead limb of a Chestnut tree was turned into a work of art in the center of the Peace Garden. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Messages of peace in multiple languages on a pillar near the Peace Garden entrance. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

The small loop around the Peace Garden is lined with flowering plants. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Clusters of trees are separated by small pocket prairies. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Most of the park's trails are exposed to the Sun, so plan on using sunscreen. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

The Hilltop Trail near the center of the park provides one of the few vistas in a park that's mostly flat. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

The main trail in the park is named after the blackberry bushes that seem to be everywhere. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

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More Blackberry picking
By Austin Explorer on 7/30/2017
Rating: 3stars

Difficulty: 2stars

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Distance: 1.80 Miles Duration: 2 hours, 4 minutes

Coppertone and I made another visit to Ragle Ranch with more than just getting short in mind. We recall the abundance of blackberries from last year and decided to see what we could pick once again.

Ideally, we may have been a week or two early, but scheduling availability played a part in when we could go. Though there were plenty of red berries not ready to be picked a little pick of searching yielded plenty of plump blackberries at full ripeness. Despite a slow start we were able to fill up the tupperware containers we'd taken along for this very purpose.

When walking back to our not so secret spot we were surprised to see a number of fruiting pear trees along the Blackberry Trail. Fruiting plants just seem to grow everywhere in this part of California!

A second reason for today's visit to the park was the 2017 Sonoma County Parks Trails Challenge. This was the second of five hikes we'll do for the challenge before the end of September.

Blackberry picking
By Austin Explorer on 8/7/2016
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Distance: 1.49 Miles Duration: 1 hour, 7 minutes

Coppertone and I decided to drive to Ragle Ranch after seeing blackberry bushes with some ripe fruit at Crane Creek Regional Park. On our previous outing here we saw some very large thickets of blackberries and knew there'd be some nice picking here. It did not disappoint.

Hiking-wise we ended up doing a short look through Thistle Trail where some of the largest concentrations of blackberry bushes could be found. At one point a walker came through asking about the expected distance to get back to the trailhead and after we told him our estimate he asked whether or not bears would be a problem in the park! We assured him he was safe.

Group Hike
By Austin Explorer on 5/29/2016
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Distance: 3.55 Miles Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

Coppertone and I set out on another Meetup.com group to hike just about every trail in this park.

It's an easy park to hike with mostly flat terrain and trails that are well worn and mostly obvious. Some trail signs on the way help clear up any confusion. Being mostly flat, there were only a couple of views off into the distance.

The trails here are in some cases practically enveloped in blackberry bushes, so the longest trail's name is quite apt.

We spotted a few hawks flying around looking for prey and a good number of turkey vultures looking for something that had already expired.

The vast majority of park visitors were all concentrated near the park entrance as they played or watched people play in soccer matches.

The best part of the visit was good conversation with the other group members, none of whom we'd met before.

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