Anniversary Viewpoint via Hamms Gulch Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Windy Hill Open Space Preserve near Los Trancos Woods, CA. The route reaches Anniversary Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 1,334 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi666 – 1,903 ft · steepest grade: 17%7.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Eagle Trail 37.35927, -122.21980
Nearest town Los Trancos Woods, CA
Directions
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Anniversary Viewpoint via Hamms Gulch Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 1,334 ft · 3 hr 8 min
Elevation 667–1,903 ft
Out & Back · Windy Hill Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Eagle Trail · 37.35927, -122.21980
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 70°F / low 55° · precip 2% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start on Eagle Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Hamms Gulch Trail, heading W.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Lost Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Anniversary Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Anniversary Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Lost Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Hamms Gulch Trail, heading NE.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Eagle Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
82% dirt18% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 70°F55°
Precip2%Wind11 mphUV6Humidity75%
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:56 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:10 PM
Mon
66°54°
Tue
84°51°
Wed
91°52°
Thu
79°53°
Fri
81°52°
Sat
79°49°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~98 min). Leave by 5:12 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Eagle Trail Trailhead
- Hamms Gulch Trail & Lost Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 1,705 ft
- Hamms Gulch Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,205 ft
- Meadow Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 339 ft
- Windy Hill via Hamms Gulch Trail 7.5 mi · ▲ 1,358 ft
- Hamms Gulch Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,205 ft
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