San Francisco Peninsula Watershed
Peak Mountain & Fifield Ridge Road
15.6 mi · ▲ 2,960 ft · 6 hr 41 min
Peak Mountain & Fifield Ridge Road is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in San Francisco Peninsula Watershed near Millbrae Meadows, CA. The route reaches Peak Mountain at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 2,960 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Peak Mountain & Fifield Ridge Road
15.6 mi · ▲ 2,960 ft · 6 hr 41 min
Elevation 759–1,862 ft
Out & Back · San Francisco Peninsula Watershed
Trailhead: 37.57767, -122.43131
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Fifield Ridge Road, heading SW.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 2.3 miSharp right onto North Peak Access Road, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Alta Vista Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Peak Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto North Peak Access Road, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 2.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Fifield Ridge Road, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 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 1.8 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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