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Pogonip Open Space Preserve

Horseback Hill–Dodero Spring, 4 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Horseback Hill–Dodero Spring, 4 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Pogonip Open Space Preserve near Allegro Heights, CA. The route passes Dodero Spring before reaching Horseback Hill at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 628 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi95 – 446 ft · steepest grade: 15%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Quarry Path 36.98187, -122.04865
Nearest town Allegro Heights, CA
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Horseback Hill–Dodero Spring, 4 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 96–445 ft

Out & Back · Pogonip Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: Quarry Path · 36.98187, -122.04865

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: UCSC Lower Campus stop 297 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Quarry Path, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Dodero Spring.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Spring Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Lookout Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Harvey West Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left onto Old Stage Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Steeple Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miBear right onto Wagner Grove Trail, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 100 ftReach Horseback Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftBear left onto Steeple Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old Stage Trail, heading SW.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftSharp right onto Harvey West Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lookout Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left onto Spring Trail, heading S.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left onto Quarry Path, heading S.
  23. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dodero-spring-out-back-5-km-850a

Trail surface

25% gravel24% dirt51% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Transit-accessible: UCSC Lower Campus stop 297 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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