Windy Hill Open Space Preserve
Hamms Gulch Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 1,205 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Hamms Gulch Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Windy Hill Open Space Preserve near Los Trancos Woods, CA. It climbs 1,205 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Hamms Gulch Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 1,205 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Elevation 667–1,845 ft
Out & Back · Windy Hill Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Eagle Trail · 37.35927, -122.21980
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 70°F / low 55° · precip 2% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start on Eagle Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Hamms Gulch Trail, heading W.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Lost Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Anniversary Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Lost Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Hamms Gulch Trail, heading NE.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Eagle Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~98 min). Leave by 5:12 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from Eagle Trail Trailhead
- Hamms Gulch Trail & Lost Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 1,705 ft
- Meadow Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 339 ft
- Windy Hill via Hamms Gulch Trail 7.5 mi · ▲ 1,358 ft
- Hamms Gulch Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,205 ft
- Anniversary Viewpoint via Hamms Gulch Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,334 ft
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