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Prairie View Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Moore Creek Upland Open Space Preserve near Rincon, CA. It climbs 329 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi203 – 541 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 36.98786, -122.06876
Nearest town Rincon, CA

Directions

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Prairie View Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 329 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 202–542 ft

Out & Back · Moore Creek Upland Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: 36.98786, -122.06876

Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 70°F / low 52° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Transit-accessible: Empire Grade & Heller Drive stop 49 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Prairie View Trail, heading SE.
  11. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left onto Coast Vista Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Prairie View Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  17. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

18% dirt82% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 70°F52°
Precip2%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity73%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:55 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:10 PM
Mon 65°51°
Tue 66°53°
Wed 75°54°
Thu 78°57°
Fri 74°58°
Sat 72°57°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Empire Grade & Heller Drive stop 49 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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