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Middle Fire Road–Porcupine Trail, 4 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in White Hill Open Space Preserve near Manor, CA. It climbs 2,135 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 1,207 ft · steepest grade: 26%8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: White Hill Fire Road 38.00425, -122.61671
Nearest town Manor, CA

Directions

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Middle Fire Road–Porcupine Trail, 4 sights

7.7 mi · ▲ 2,135 ft · 3 hr 38 min

Elevation 236–1,207 ft

Out & Back · White Hill Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: White Hill Fire Road · 38.00425, -122.61671

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:18 PM

  1. Start on White Hill Fire Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading W.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading S.
  5. 200 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto B-17 Extension, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading SE.
  10. 0.9 miTurn left onto Split Rock, heading W.
  11. 1.6 miBear left onto Cascade Fire Road / Repack, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Middle Fire Road, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftReach White Hill Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Cascade Fire Road / Repack, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miBear right onto Split Rock, heading NE.
  16. 1.6 miTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading N.
  17. 0.9 miTurn left onto B-17 Extension, heading E.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left onto Porcupine Trail, heading N.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading NE.
  22. 150 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading N.
  25. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F57°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity40%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:17 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:18 PM
Wed 82°53°
Thu 95°55°
Fri 99°56°
Sat 99°54°
Sun 95°53°
Mon 88°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 8:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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