Windy Hill Open Space Preserve

Lost Trail & Razorback Ridge Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,446 ft · 3 hr 29 min

Lost Trail & Razorback Ridge Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Windy Hill Open Space Preserve near Portola Valley, CA. It climbs 1,446 ft. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi797 – 1,873 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.35446, -122.24262
Nearest town Portola Valley, CA

Directions

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Lost Trail & Razorback Ridge Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,446 ft · 3 hr 29 min

Elevation 799–1,873 ft

Out & Back · Windy Hill Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: 37.35446, -122.24262

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Lost Trail, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  4. 1.5 miTurn left onto Razorback Ridge Trail, heading S.
  5. 2.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftReach Lost Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 2.3 miTurn right onto Lost Trail, heading NE.
  8. 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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