Gold Hill Fire Road–Quercus III, 4 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 714 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Gold Hill Fire Road–Quercus III, 4 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Harry A Barbier Memorial Park near Santa Venetia, CA. It climbs 714 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Gold Hill Fire Road–Quercus III, 4 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 714 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 348–1,037 ft
Out & Back · Harry A Barbier Memorial Park
Trailhead: Gold Hill Fire Road · 37.98985, -122.50013
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start on Gold Hill Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Quercus IV, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Gold Hill Fire Road, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Quercus III, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Tower, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Gold Hill Grade, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tower, heading SW.
- 500 ftReach Gold Hill Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Gold Hill Grade, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tower, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Quercus III, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Gold Hill Fire Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Quercus IV, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Gold Hill Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:51 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:12 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:38 PM.
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More from Gold Hill Fire Road Trailhead
- McNears Fire Trail & Quercus IV via Ridge Fire Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,839 ft
- Quercus I & Quercus IV 5 mi · ▲ 644 ft
- Quercus III 1.9 mi · ▲ 499 ft
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