Gary Giacomini Open Space Preserve
Hunt Camp Road–Hunt Camp Trail, 3 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 1,202 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Hunt Camp Road–Hunt Camp Trail, 3 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Gary Giacomini Open Space Preserve near Forest Knolls, CA. It climbs 1,202 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Hunt Camp Road–Hunt Camp Trail, 3 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 1,202 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 567–1,141 ft
Out & Back · Gary Giacomini Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Hunt Camp Trail · 38.01183, -122.67831
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 91°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
Transit-accessible: Sir Francis Drake Boulevard & Lagunitas School Road stop 535 m from the trailhead
- Start on Hunt Camp Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Hunt Camp Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto San Geronimo Ridge Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Manzanita Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.9 miReach Hunt Camp Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left onto San Geronimo Ridge Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Hunt Camp Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Hunt Camp Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Sir Francis Drake Boulevard & Lagunitas School Road stop 535 m from the trailhead
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