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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 Aug 3: Overcast, high 76°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 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

  1. Start on Bus Stop, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto North Meadow Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading E.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right onto Red Hill Road, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right onto Rock and Roll, heading SE.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto Geoff's Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miReach North Meadow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rock and Roll, heading SW.
  11. 350 ftTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right onto Red Hill Road, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading W.
  14. 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right onto North Meadow Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bus Stop, heading N.
  17. 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

OvercastTemperature 76°F50°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity58%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue 73°49°
Wed 85°52°
Thu 90°53°
Fri 100°60°
Sat 102°59°
Sun 89°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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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

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