Gary Giacomini Open Space Preserve
Conifer Fire Road & Porcupine Trail via White Hill Fire Road
7 mi · ▲ 1,427 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Conifer Fire Road & Porcupine Trail via White Hill Fire Road is a 7-mile out-and-back in Gary Giacomini Open Space Preserve near Woodacre, CA. It climbs 1,427 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Conifer Fire Road & Porcupine Trail via White Hill Fire Road
7 mi · ▲ 1,427 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Elevation 816–1,398 ft
Out & Back · Gary Giacomini Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Conifer Fire Road · 38.00510, -122.64606
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Transit-accessible: Park Street & Central Avenue stop 800 m from the trailhead
- Start on Conifer Fire Road, heading SW.
- 2.9 miTurn left onto B-17 Extension, heading NE.
- 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.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Conifer Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto B-17 Extension, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading S.
- 2.8 miArrive 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 0.8 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Park Street & Central Avenue stop 800 m from the trailhead
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