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Idylberry Trail & Queenstone Fire Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,681 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Idylberry Trail & Queenstone Fire Road is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Lucas Valley, CA. It climbs 1,681 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi105 – 919 ft · steepest grade: 35%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Queenstone Fire Road 38.03423, -122.54993
Nearest town Lucas Valley, CA
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Idylberry Trail & Queenstone Fire Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,681 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 105–919 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Queenstone Fire Road · 38.03423, -122.54993

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Transit-accessible: Miller Creek Road & Queenstone Drive stop 90 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Queenstone Fire Road, heading NE.
  2. 1.7 miSharp left onto Idylberry Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miReach Queenstone Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Queenstone Fire Road, heading E.
  6. 1.2 miArrive 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/idylberry-trail-out-back-7b02

Trail surface

22% dirt78% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Miller Creek Road & Queenstone Drive stop 90 m from the trailhead

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