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.
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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
- Start on Fifield Ridge Road, heading NW.
- 4.1 miSharp left onto Sweeney Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miPass Portola Discovery Site of San Francisco Bay.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Sneath Lane Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miReach Portola Discovery Site of San Francisco Bay, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Sweeney Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Fifield Ridge Road, heading SE.
- 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.
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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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- Dogs allowed on leash
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- Fifield Ridge Road & Sweeney Meadow Trail 9.6 mi · ▲ 1,513 ft
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