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White Hill Open Space Preserve

Porcupine Trail & White Hill Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 491 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Porcupine Trail & White Hill Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in White Hill Open Space Preserve near Woodacre, CA. It climbs 491 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi499 – 909 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.00727, -122.62820
Nearest town Woodacre, CA
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Porcupine Trail & White Hill Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 491 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 497–910 ft

Out & Back · White Hill Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: 38.00727, -122.62820

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 92°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading E.
  3. 400 ftContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading NE.
  4. 200 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading E.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto White Hill Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.9 miReach Porcupine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.9 miTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading W.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading W.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading W.
  13. 200 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/porcupine-trail-white-hill-trail-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 92°F60°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity53%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue 78°57°
Wed 80°53°
Thu 93°52°
Fri 97°54°
Sat 99°51°
Sun 92°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:53 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM — 10 min before dark.

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