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Gary Giacomini Open Space Preserve

Conifer Fire Road & Split Rock via White Hill Fire Road

8.6 mi · ▲ 2,284 ft · 4 hr 1 min

Conifer Fire Road & Split Rock via White Hill Fire Road is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Gary Giacomini Open Space Preserve near Manor, CA. It climbs 2,284 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi190 – 1,398 ft · steepest grade: 24%8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.97751, -122.61211
Nearest town Manor, CA
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Conifer Fire Road & Split Rock via White Hill Fire Road

8.6 mi · ▲ 2,284 ft · 4 hr 1 min

Elevation 190–1,398 ft

Out & Back · Gary Giacomini Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: 37.97751, -122.61211

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 95°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto Middle Fire Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Cascade Fire Road / Repack, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear right onto Split Rock, heading NW.
  5. 1.6 miTurn left onto White Hill Fire Road, heading NW.
  6. 2 miReach Split Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 2 miTurn right onto Split Rock, heading NE.
  8. 1.6 miBear left onto Cascade Fire Road / Repack, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Middle Fire Road, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/conifer-fire-road-split-rock-out-back-14-km

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 95°F56°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity42%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue 85°56°
Wed 82°52°
Thu 94°54°
Fri 99°55°
Sat 100°52°
Sun 94°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~121 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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