Bear Meadow Trail–Orchard Loop Trail, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Picchetti Ranch Open Space Preserve near Blue Hills, CA. It climbs 934 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi561 – 925 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Zinfandel Trail 37.28067, -122.07354
Nearest town Blue Hills, CA
Directions
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Bear Meadow Trail–Orchard Loop Trail, 3 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 934 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 561–924 ft
Out & Back · Picchetti Ranch Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Zinfandel Trail · 37.28067, -122.07354
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Zinfandel Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Orchard Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Bear Meadow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Zinfandel Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Orchard Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Zinfandel Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 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
13% dirt87% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:14 PM
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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