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Rockville Hills Regional Park

Grey Goose Lake–Devil's Backbone, 4 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 298 ft · 57 min

Grey Goose Lake–Devil's Backbone, 4 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Rockville Hills Regional Park near Rockville, CA. The route reaches Grey Goose Lake. It climbs 298 ft. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi154 – 476 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Quarry 38.24884, -122.13292
Nearest town Rockville, CA
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Grey Goose Lake–Devil's Backbone, 4 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 298 ft · 57 min

Elevation 156–477 ft

Out & Back · Rockville Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: Quarry · 38.24884, -122.13292

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 76°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rockville Trail, heading SW.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto Devil's Backbone, heading SE.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Rockville Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miPass Grey Goose Lake.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 200 ftContinue straight onto Rock Garden, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miReach Grey Goose Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Rockville Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Devil's Backbone, heading NE.
  15. 250 ftContinue straight onto Rockville Trail, heading NW.
  16. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/grey-goose-lake-grey-goose-lake-out-back-3-km-003f

Weather

FogTemperature 76°F54°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity67%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:35 PM
Sat 78°53°
Sun 77°51°
Mon 92°53°
Tue 85°60°
Wed 78°56°
Thu 94°68°

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