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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

  1. Start on Zinfandel Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1.5 miTurn right onto Orchard Loop Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right onto Bear Meadow Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miReach Zinfandel Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.6 miSharp left onto Orchard Loop Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Zinfandel Trail, heading SW.
  7. 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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