Anniversary Viewpoint & Meadow Trail via Hamms Gulch Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Windy Hill Open Space Preserve near Portola Valley, CA. The route reaches Anniversary Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 1,572 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi656 – 1,903 ft · steepest grade: 18%8.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Meadow Trail 37.36765, -122.22548
Nearest town Portola Valley, CA
Directions
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Anniversary Viewpoint & Meadow Trail via Hamms Gulch Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 1,572 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Elevation 655–1,903 ft
Out & Back · Windy Hill Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Meadow Trail · 37.36765, -122.22548
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
- Start on Meadow Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miContinue straight 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.
- 3.1 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
72% dirt28% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:17 AMSunset 8:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~117 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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