Krvavica, Welden, Santos, Cobb/Mahoney

Barranca Knolls via Gazos Creek Road

8.6 mi · ▲ 2,786 ft · 4 hr 16 min

Barranca Knolls via Gazos Creek Road is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Krvavica, Welden, Santos, Cobb/Mahoney near Butano Park, CA. It climbs 2,786 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi325 – 1,348 ft · steepest grade: 25%8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Gazos Creek Road 37.19733, -122.29337
Nearest town Butano Park, CA

Directions

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Barranca Knolls via Gazos Creek Road

8.6 mi · ▲ 2,786 ft · 4 hr 16 min

Elevation 324–1,347 ft

Out & Back · Krvavica, Welden, Santos, Cobb/Mahoney

Trailhead: Gazos Creek Road · 37.19733, -122.29337

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 86°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

  1. Start on Gazos Creek Road, heading NE.
  2. 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
  3. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Sandy Point Lookout Trail, heading S.
  4. 250 ftSharp right onto Cougar Ridge Road, heading NW.
  5. 1.9 miTurn left onto Barranca Knolls, heading NW.
  6. 0.9 miReach Barranca Knolls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right onto Cougar Ridge Road, heading NE.
  8. 1.9 miSharp left onto Sandy Point Lookout Trail, heading S.
  9. 1.4 miSharp left onto Gazos Creek Road, heading NW.
  10. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

2% dirt98% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 86°F54°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue 77°57°
Wed 75°54°
Thu 66°55°
Fri 69°56°
Sat 69°55°
Sun 65°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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