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.

Elevation

0 mi499 – 1,431 ft · steepest grade: 20%9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.99265, -122.61641
Nearest town Manor, CA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miSharp right onto Blue Ridge Fire Road, heading NW.
  3. 1.7 miTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left onto B-17 Extension, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Porcupine Trail, heading N.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto White Hill Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.9 miReach Blue Ridge Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading W.
  14. 200 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miBear left onto B-17 Extension, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading S.
  19. 0.7 miTurn left onto Blue Ridge Fire Road, heading SW.
  20. 1.7 miSharp left, heading SE.
  21. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 94°F57°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity46%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue 85°56°
Wed 80°51°
Thu 93°52°
Fri 97°54°
Sat 99°51°
Sun 92°52°

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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