Portola Discovery Site of San Francisco Bay & Sweeney Ridge Trail is a 7.4-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 844 ft. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi758 – 1,266 ft7.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.57767, -122.43131
Nearest town Millbrae Meadows, CA
Directions
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Portola Discovery Site of San Francisco Bay & Sweeney Ridge Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 844 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Elevation 759–1,267 ft
Out & Back · San Francisco Peninsula Watershed
Trailhead: 37.57767, -122.43131
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Sweeney Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miPass Portola Discovery Site of San Francisco Bay.
- 0.6 miReach Portola Discovery Site of San Francisco Bay, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
30% dirt14% paved56% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:11 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Peak Mountain & Fifield Ridge Road 15.6 mi · ▲ 2,960 ft
- Sweeney Meadow Trail via Sweeney Ridge Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 805 ft
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