Pinus ponderosa subsp benthamiana, Santa Cruz, California 04.jpg
joshuamorris · CC0

Geoff's Trail & North Meadow Trail via Chinquapin Road is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Seven Springs Natural Reserve near Felton, CA. It is mostly level, with 222 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi961 – 1,198 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tinker Bell 37.02338, -122.08708
Nearest town Felton, CA

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Geoff's Trail & North Meadow Trail via Chinquapin Road

4.3 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 961–1,196 ft

Out & Back · Seven Springs Natural Reserve

Trailhead: Tinker Bell · 37.02338, -122.08708

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 343 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftSharp right onto North Meadow Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading SE.
  5. 1.5 miTurn right onto Geoff's Trail, heading E.
  6. 250 ftReach North Meadow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 250 ftTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading S.
  8. 1.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto North Meadow Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miSharp left, heading W.
  11. 50 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

68% gravel32% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F50°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity74%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue 71°47°
Wed 77°50°
Thu 90°53°
Fri 99°59°
Sat 101°59°
Sun 88°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Transit-accessible: Empire Grade (Mile 13) stop 343 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

More from Tinker Bell Trailhead