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You next reach a four-way junction (1.6/10'). Your return route heads left, but turning right takes you on a worthwhile 0.4-mile side loop through the preserve’s nicest section of riparian woodlands and past several scenic views of the adjacent river. Returning toward the trailhead, your route runs along the edge of beautiful oak savannah, crosses an access road, and continues on a grassy mowed path. You curve left near a magnificent oak tree, travel along the meadow’s perimeter, and then bear right to pass under the tracks again and return to the access road, where you turn right (2.3/10').

A majestic valley oak stands sentinel at Cosumnes River Preserve.

The trail now runs parallel to the tracks past marshes and wetlands and then turns left as the tracks rise to attain an elevated trestle. You return to paved Wetlands Trail (2.8/10'), which quickly returns you to the visitor center (3.0/10').

Nearest Visitor Center Cosumnes River Preserve Visitor Center, 916-684-2816, a short walk from the main parking area, is open weekends 9 a.m.–5 p.m. September–June, and 8 a.m.–noon July and August; weekday hours vary depending on volunteer staffing availability.