Packhouse Trail via Giant Station Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Point Pinole Regional Shoreline near Giant, CA. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi49 – 118 ft2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Giant Station Trail 37.99488, -122.35806
Nearest town Giant, CA
Directions
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Packhouse Trail via Giant Station Trail
2 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 42 min
Elevation 51–117 ft
Out & Back · Point Pinole Regional Shoreline
Trailhead: Giant Station Trail · 37.99488, -122.35806
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: West County Detention Facility stop 363 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start on Giant Station Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Packhouse Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Packhouse Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Giant Station Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 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
62% gravel38% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: West County Detention Facility stop 363 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
More from Giant Station Trail Trailhead
- Bay View Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 60 ft
- Owl Pond–Bay View Trail, 5 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Pinole Point–Owl Pond, 6 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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