Gary Giacomini Open Space Preserve
Porcupine Trail & Summit Fire Road via White Hill Fire Road
3.7 mi · ▲ 893 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Porcupine Trail & Summit Fire Road via White Hill Fire Road is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Gary Giacomini Open Space Preserve near Woodacre, CA. It climbs 893 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Porcupine Trail & Summit Fire Road via White Hill Fire Road
3.7 mi · ▲ 893 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 779–1,207 ft
Out & Back · Gary Giacomini Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Summit Fire Road · 37.99833, -122.63431
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 92°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
- Start on Summit Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto White Hill Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto B-17 Extension, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Porcupine Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Summit Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto B-17 Extension, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Summit Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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