Indian Tree Open Space Preserve
Deer Camp Trail & Vineyard Road via Big Trees Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 938 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Deer Camp Trail & Vineyard Road via Big Trees Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Indian Tree Open Space Preserve near Nicasio, CA. It climbs 938 ft. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Deer Camp Trail & Vineyard Road via Big Trees Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 938 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 243–1,116 ft
Out & Back · Indian Tree Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Meadow Lane · 38.10366, -122.64543
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:18 PM
- Start on Meadow Lane, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Vineyard Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Upper Meadow Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Deer Camp Cut Off Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Deer Camp Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Big Trees Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Vineyard Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miTurn left onto Upper Meadow Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rent Barn Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Meadow Lane, heading W.
- 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 8:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Vineyard Road via Big Trees Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 874 ft
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