Brooks Creek Trail & Montara Mountain Trail via Old San Pedro Mountain Road is a 12.6-mile out-and-back in Montara Mountain near San Pedro Terrace, CA. It climbs 3,137 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi167 – 1,394 ft · steepest grade: 18%12.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: connector 37.58530, -122.50578
Nearest town San Pedro Terrace, CA
Directions
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Brooks Creek Trail & Montara Mountain Trail via Old San Pedro Mountain Road
12.6 mi · ▲ 3,137 ft · 5 hr 46 min
Elevation 167–1,393 ft
Out & Back · Montara Mountain
Trailhead: connector · 37.58530, -122.50578
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 67°F / low 57° · precip 3% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:17 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Old San Pedro Mountain Road, heading S.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Shortcut, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Old San Pedro Mountain Road, heading SW.
- 1.8 miBear left onto Montara Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right onto Old Trout Farm Loop Trail, heading N.
- 1 miReach Montara Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left onto Montara Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miBear right onto North Peak Access Road, heading SW.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Shortcut, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old San Pedro Mountain Road, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
80% dirt20% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 67°F57°
Precip3%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity77%
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:17 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:17 PM
Wed
63°54°
Thu
77°56°
Fri
80°56°
Sat
73°54°
Sun
70°53°
Mon
70°53°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~88 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 8:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from connector Trailhead
- Old San Pedro Mountain Road 4.1 mi · ▲ 795 ft
- Old San Pedro Mountain Road 8.5 mi · ▲ 1,873 ft
- Old San Pedro Mountain Road 8.5 mi · ▲ 1,931 ft
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