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Gary Giacomini Open Space Preserve

Conifer Fire Road & Edgewood Trail via White Hill Fire Road

3.9 mi · ▲ 1,198 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Conifer Fire Road & Edgewood Trail via White Hill Fire Road is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Gary Giacomini Open Space Preserve near Woodacre, CA. It climbs 1,198 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi751 – 1,398 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Edgewood Trail 38.00144, -122.64079
Nearest town Woodacre, CA
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Conifer Fire Road & Edgewood Trail via White Hill Fire Road

3.9 mi · ▲ 1,198 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 751–1,398 ft

Out & Back · Gary Giacomini Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: Edgewood Trail · 38.00144, -122.64079

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 58° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:18 PM

  1. Start on Edgewood Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading NW.
  3. 1.6 miReach Edgewood Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.6 miTurn left onto Edgewood Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/conifer-fire-road-edgewood-trail-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

26% dirt74% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F58°
Precip1%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity70%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:17 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:18 PM
Wed 72°55°
Thu 73°52°
Fri 83°51°
Sat 87°52°
Sun 85°52°
Mon 79°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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