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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Lost Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Razorback Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Lost Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Lost Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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.
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Weather
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
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Windy Hill–Hamms Gulch Trail, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 304 ft
- Anniversary Viewpoint–Hamms Gulch Trail, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 274 ft
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