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Gary Giacomini Open Space Preserve

Conifer Fire Road & Summit Fire Road via White Hill Fire Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,255 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Conifer Fire Road & Summit Fire Road via White Hill Fire Road is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Gary Giacomini Open Space Preserve near Woodacre, CA. It climbs 1,255 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 1,398 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Summit Fire Road 37.99833, -122.63431
Nearest town Woodacre, CA
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Conifer Fire Road & Summit Fire Road via White Hill Fire Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,255 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 779–1,398 ft

Out & Back · Gary Giacomini Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: Summit Fire Road · 37.99833, -122.63431

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

  1. Start on Summit Fire Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miBear right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading SW.
  3. 2 miReach Summit Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2 miBear left onto Summit Fire Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 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-summit-fire-road-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

39% dirt61% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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