Geoff's Trail–North Meadow Trail, 4 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Seven Springs Natural Reserve near Felton, CA. It climbs 250 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi899 – 1,168 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bus Stop 37.02094, -122.08391
Nearest town Felton, CA
Directions
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Geoff's Trail–North Meadow Trail, 4 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 899–1,169 ft
Out & Back · Seven Springs Natural Reserve
Trailhead: Bus Stop · 37.02094, -122.08391
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Empire Grade (Mile 13) stop 47 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bus Stop, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto North Meadow Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Red Hill Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Rock and Roll, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Geoff's Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach North Meadow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rock and Roll, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Red Hill Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto North Meadow Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Bus Stop, heading N.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
71% gravel5% dirt24% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:50 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:10 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:36 PM.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Empire Grade (Mile 13) stop 47 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Chinquapin Road
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Chinquapin Road
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Chinquapin Road
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Chinquapin Road
- 3 mi · out & back · via Chinquapin Road
- 3.5 mi · out & back · via Chinquapin Road
- 4.3 mi · out & back · via Chinquapin Road
- 4.5 mi · out & back · via Chinquapin Road
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