Devil's Backbone–Green Valley Trail, 3 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 789 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Devil's Backbone–Green Valley Trail, 3 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Rockville Hills Regional Park near Cordelia Junction, CA. It climbs 789 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi144 – 551 ft · steepest grade: 25%3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Green Valley Trail 38.23299, -122.14474
Nearest town Cordelia Junction, CA
Directions
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Devil's Backbone–Green Valley Trail, 3 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 789 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 144–550 ft
Out & Back · Rockville Hills Regional Park
Trailhead: Green Valley Trail · 38.23299, -122.14474
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 75°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
- Start on Green Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rockville Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Devil's Backbone, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Rockville Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftReach Green Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Devil's Backbone, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Rockville Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
13% dirt87% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 75°F55°
Precip0%Wind14 mphUV7Humidity48%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:35 PM
Sat
76°57°
Sun
78°52°
Mon
92°53°
Tue
85°60°
Wed
78°56°
17%
Thu
94°68°
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