AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve (closed area)

Jeep Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 910 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Jeep Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve (closed area) near La Honda, CA. It climbs 910 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,001 – 1,631 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.30136, -122.23709
Nearest town La Honda, CA
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Jeep Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 910 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 1,000–1,629 ft

Out & Back · Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve (closed area)

Trailhead: 37.30136, -122.23709

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 86°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

  1. Start on Jeep Trail, heading NE.
  2. 2.1 miReach Jeep Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 2.1 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/jeep-trail-out-back

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 86°F49°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity77%
Hourly temperature
90°45°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue 79°54°
Wed 76°48°
Thu 93°54°
Fri 98°60°
Sat 94°57°
Sun 85°50°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:45 PM.

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