Geoff's Trail & North Meadow Trail via Chinquapin Road is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Seven Springs Natural Reserve near Felton, CA. It is mostly level, with 222 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi961 – 1,198 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tinker Bell 37.02338, -122.08708
Nearest town Felton, CA
Directions
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Geoff's Trail & North Meadow Trail via Chinquapin Road
4.3 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 961–1,196 ft
Out & Back · Seven Springs Natural Reserve
Trailhead: Tinker Bell · 37.02338, -122.08708
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 74°F / low 53° · precip 10% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Empire Grade (Mile 13) stop 343 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp right onto North Meadow Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading SE.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Geoff's Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftReach North Meadow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto North Meadow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading W.
- 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
68% gravel32% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 74°F53°
Precip10%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity45%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Sat
76°53°
Sun
75°49°
Mon
83°46°
Tue
80°51°
Wed
74°52°
17%
Thu
86°62°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM — 0 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Empire Grade (Mile 13) stop 343 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Chinquapin Road
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Chinquapin Road
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Chinquapin Road
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Chinquapin Road
- 3 mi · out & back · via Chinquapin Road
- 3.5 mi · out & back · via Chinquapin Road
- 4.5 mi · out & back · via Chinquapin Road
- 4.8 mi · out & back · via Chinquapin Road
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