White Hill Open Space Preserve
Porcupine Trail & White Hill Trail via White Hill Fire Road
4.3 mi · ▲ 847 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Porcupine Trail & White Hill Trail via White Hill Fire Road is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in White Hill Open Space Preserve near Woodacre, CA. It climbs 847 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Porcupine Trail & White Hill Trail via White Hill Fire Road
4.3 mi · ▲ 847 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 503–1,207 ft
Out & Back · White Hill Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: 38.00988, -122.61733
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 95°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading SW.
- 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 SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miReach White Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 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 N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto White Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 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 1.9 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Porcupine Trail–Summit Fire Road, 3 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 1,222 ft
- Edgewood Trail–Porcupine Trail, 3 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,339 ft
- Cascade Fire Road / Repack–Porcupine Trail, 4 sights 11.5 mi · ▲ 3,107 ft
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