Windy Hill Open Space Preserve
Hamms Gulch Trail & Lost Trail
9.2 mi · ▲ 1,705 ft · 3 hr 55 min
Hamms Gulch Trail & Lost Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Windy Hill Open Space Preserve near Los Trancos Woods, CA. It climbs 1,705 ft. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Hamms Gulch Trail & Lost Trail
9.2 mi · ▲ 1,705 ft · 3 hr 55 min
Elevation 667–2,024 ft
Out & Back · Windy Hill Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Eagle Trail · 37.35927, -122.21980
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · No dogs on part of this route
- Start on Eagle Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Hamms Gulch Trail, heading W.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Lost Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Razorback Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Hamms Gulch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Lost Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Hamms Gulch Trail, heading NW.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~99 min). Leave by 5:10 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- No dogs on part of this route
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Eagle Trail Trailhead
- Hamms Gulch Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,205 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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