White Hill Open Space Preserve
Cascade Peak & Blue Ridge Fire Road via White Hill Fire Road
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,421 ft · 2 hr 45 min
Cascade Peak & Blue Ridge Fire Road via White Hill Fire Road is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in White Hill Open Space Preserve near Woodacre, CA. The route reaches Cascade Peak at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 1,421 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Cascade Peak & Blue Ridge Fire Road via White Hill Fire Road
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,421 ft · 2 hr 45 min
Elevation 914–1,431 ft
Out & Back · White Hill Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: White Hill Fire Road · 38.00642, -122.62671
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 92°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
- Start on White Hill Fire Road, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading S.
- 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.
- 1.8 miBear left onto Burnt Tree Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Cascade Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Blue Ridge Fire Road, heading NW.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading N.
- 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.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from White Hill Fire Road Trailhead
- White Hill Fire Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 439 ft
- Porcupine Trail & White Hill Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 491 ft
- White Hill Fire Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 535 ft
- Summit Fire Road via White Hill Fire Road 3.7 mi · ▲ 910 ft
- Blue Ridge Fire Road & Split Rock via White Hill Fire Road 7 mi · ▲ 1,846 ft
- Cascade Fire Road / Repack & Split Rock via White Hill Fire Road 9.7 mi · ▲ 2,794 ft
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