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Seven Springs Natural Reserve

Lower Pipeline / Pipe Dream–North Meadow Trail, 4 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Lower Pipeline / Pipe Dream–North Meadow Trail, 4 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Seven Springs Natural Reserve near Felton, CA. It climbs 369 ft. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi938 – 1,168 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bus Stop 37.02094, -122.08391
Nearest town Felton, CA
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Lower Pipeline / Pipe Dream–North Meadow Trail, 4 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 939–1,169 ft

Out & Back · Seven Springs Natural Reserve

Trailhead: Bus Stop · 37.02094, -122.08391

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 70°F / low 53° · precip 10% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Empire Grade (Mile 13) stop 47 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bus Stop, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto North Meadow Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading E.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right onto Red Hill Road, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miSharp left onto Lower Pipeline / Pipe Dream, heading SE.
  8. 0.9 miReach North Meadow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.9 miSharp right onto Chinquapin Road, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Red Hill Road, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading NW.
  12. 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto North Meadow Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bus Stop, heading NW.
  15. 350 ftArrive 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/lower-pipeline-pipe-dream-out-back

Trail surface

59% gravel1% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 70°F53°
Precip10%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity49%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Sat 73°54°
Sun 76°47°
Mon 83°48°
Tue 81°52°
Wed 76°52° 20%
Thu 88°62° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:14 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:34 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:01 PM.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Transit-accessible: Empire Grade (Mile 13) stop 47 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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