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White Hill Open Space Preserve

Edgewood Trail–Porcupine Trail, 3 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 1,339 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Edgewood Trail–Porcupine Trail, 3 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in White Hill Open Space Preserve near Woodacre, CA. It climbs 1,339 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi502 – 1,211 ft · steepest grade: 21%6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.00988, -122.61733
Nearest town Woodacre, CA
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Edgewood Trail–Porcupine Trail, 3 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 1,339 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Elevation 503–1,211 ft

Out & Back · White Hill Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: 38.00988, -122.61733

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading S.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miBear left onto B-17 Extension, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading SE.
  12. 1.3 miTurn right onto Edgewood Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miReach White Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto White Hill Fire Road, heading S.
  15. 1.3 miTurn left onto B-17 Extension, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Porcupine Trail, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading N.
  20. 150 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading N.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading N.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left onto White Hill Trail, heading N.
  24. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/edgewood-trail-porcupine-trail-out-back-3-sights-10-km-d8c1

Trail surface

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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