San Francisco Peninsula Watershed
Pilarcitos Lake & Fifield Ridge Road
10.3 mi · ▲ 1,401 ft · 4 hr 8 min
Pilarcitos Lake & Fifield Ridge Road is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in San Francisco Peninsula Watershed near Millbrae Meadows, CA. The route reaches Pilarcitos Lake at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 1,401 ft. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Pilarcitos Lake & Fifield Ridge Road
10.3 mi · ▲ 1,401 ft · 4 hr 8 min
Elevation 751–1,407 ft
Out & Back · San Francisco Peninsula Watershed
Trailhead: Fifield Ridge Road · 37.55769, -122.42222
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start on Fifield Ridge Road, heading NW.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 2 miReach Pilarcitos Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 3.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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