Fernandez Ranch

Pinole Valley Multi-Use Trail & Woodrat Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 737 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Pinole Valley Multi-Use Trail & Woodrat Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Fernandez Ranch near Christie, CA. It climbs 737 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi279 – 676 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Windmill Trail 37.99801, -122.20494
Nearest town Christie, CA

Directions

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Pinole Valley Multi-Use Trail & Woodrat Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 737 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 278–677 ft

Out & Back · Fernandez Ranch

Trailhead: Windmill Trail · 37.99801, -122.20494

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Windmill Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.3 miBear left onto Pinole Valley Multi-Use Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.2 miReach Woodrat Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.2 miBear right onto Windmill Trail, heading SE.
  5. 1.3 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

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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