Gold Hill Grade–Quercus I, 5 sights
6 mi · ▲ 905 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Gold Hill Grade–Quercus I, 5 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in Harry A Barbier Memorial Park near Santa Venetia, CA. It climbs 905 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Gold Hill Grade–Quercus I, 5 sights
6 mi · ▲ 905 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Elevation 185–969 ft
Out & Back · Harry A Barbier Memorial Park
Trailhead: Gold Hill Grade · 37.98258, -122.50634
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:17 PM
- Start on Gold Hill Grade, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Tower, heading NW.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Gold Hill Grade, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tower, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Quercus III, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Gold Hill Fire Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Quercus IV, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto San Pedro Ridge Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Quercus I, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach Gold Hill Grade, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto San Pedro Ridge Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Quercus IV, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Gold Hill Fire Road, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Quercus III, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Tower, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Gold Hill Grade, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tower, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Gold Hill Grade, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftArrive 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 1.5 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 8:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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