San Francisco Peninsula Watershed
Jepson Laurel via Sawyer Camp Trail
13.5 mi · ▲ 2,422 ft · 5 hr 43 min
Jepson Laurel via Sawyer Camp Trail is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in San Francisco Peninsula Watershed near Westborough, CA. The route reaches Jepson Laurel at the turnaround, 6.8 miles in. It climbs 2,422 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Jepson Laurel via Sawyer Camp Trail
13.5 mi · ▲ 2,422 ft · 5 hr 43 min
Elevation 307–1,227 ft
Out & Back · San Francisco Peninsula Watershed
Trailhead: 37.61944, -122.44805
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 72°F / low 52° · precip 2% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Sneath Lane & Monterey Drive stop 516 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Sawyer Camp Trail, heading NE.
- 3.3 miReach Jepson Laurel, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.8 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Sneath Lane & Monterey Drive stop 516 m from the trailhead
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