White Hill Open Space Preserve
Blue Ridge Fire Road–Porcupine Trail, 3 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,924 ft · 3 hr 56 min
Blue Ridge Fire Road–Porcupine Trail, 3 sights is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in White Hill Open Space Preserve near Manor, CA. It climbs 1,924 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Blue Ridge Fire Road–Porcupine Trail, 3 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,924 ft · 3 hr 56 min
Elevation 497–1,431 ft
Out & Back · White Hill Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: 37.99265, -122.61641
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 94°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Blue Ridge Fire Road, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto B-17 Extension, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Porcupine Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto White Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach Blue Ridge Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto B-17 Extension, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Blue Ridge Fire Road, heading SW.
- 1.7 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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