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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.

Elevation

0 mi817 – 1,398 ft · steepest grade: 18%7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Conifer Fire Road 38.00510, -122.64606
Nearest town Woodacre, CA
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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 Aug 3: Clear, high 91°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM

Transit-accessible: Park Street & Central Avenue stop 800 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Conifer Fire Road, heading SW.
  2. 2.9 miTurn left onto B-17 Extension, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Porcupine Trail, heading N.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading E.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miReach Conifer Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading E.
  10. 200 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miBear left onto B-17 Extension, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading S.
  15. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/conifer-fire-road-porcupine-trail-out-back-11-km

Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 91°F59°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity47%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue 77°57°
Wed 73°53°
Thu 80°50°
Fri 85°50°
Sat 85°50°
Sun 79°49°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Park Street & Central Avenue stop 800 m from the trailhead

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