Sweeney Ridge. Looking west towards the sometimes-visible Farallone Islands in the Pacific. - panoramio.jpg
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Portola Discovery Site of San Francisco Bay–Fifield Ridge Road, 3 sights is a 14-mile out-and-back in San Francisco Peninsula Watershed near Millbrae Meadows, CA. The route reaches Portola Discovery Site of San Francisco Bay. It climbs 2,124 ft. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi610 – 1,408 ft14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fifield Ridge Road 37.55769, -122.42222
Nearest town Millbrae Meadows, CA

Directions

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Portola Discovery Site of San Francisco Bay–Fifield Ridge Road, 3 sights

14 mi · ▲ 2,124 ft · 5 hr 44 min

Elevation 609–1,407 ft

Out & Back · San Francisco Peninsula Watershed

Trailhead: Fifield Ridge Road · 37.55769, -122.42222

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 76°F / low 53° · precip 2% · wind 0 mph · sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start on Fifield Ridge Road, heading NW.
  2. 4.1 miSharp left onto Sweeney Ridge Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.1 miPass Portola Discovery Site of San Francisco Bay.
  4. 350 ftTurn right onto Sneath Lane Trail, heading N.
  5. 1.7 miReach Portola Discovery Site of San Francisco Bay, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.7 miTurn left onto Sweeney Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  7. 1.2 miSharp right onto Fifield Ridge Road, heading SE.
  8. 4.1 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

24% paved16% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 76°F53°
Precip2%Wind0 mphUV8Humidity61%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:17 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Wed 72°51°
Thu 75°54°
Fri 78°54°
Sat 71°52°
Sun 68°51°
Mon 68°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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