Ohlone Regional Wilderness Area

Greenside Road

6.2 mi · ▲ 1,241 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Greenside Road is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Ohlone Regional Wilderness Area near Mendenhall Springs, CA. It climbs 1,241 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,877 – 3,501 ft · steepest grade: 19%6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.54702, -121.71954
Nearest town Mendenhall Springs, CA

Directions

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Greenside Road

6.2 mi · ▲ 1,241 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Elevation 2,876–3,500 ft

Out & Back · Ohlone Regional Wilderness Area

Trailhead: 37.54702, -121.71954

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.8 miSharp left, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Greenside Road, heading E.
  5. 1 miReach Greenside Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.7 miSharp right, heading N.
  8. 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

42% dirt58% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:14 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:52 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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