Prometheus via Spring Road is a 1-mile out-and-back in Seep Zone Natural Reserve near Rincon, CA. The route reaches Prometheus at the turnaround, 0.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi715 – 876 ft1.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Spring Road 37.00385, -122.05843
Nearest town Rincon, CA
Directions
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Prometheus via Spring Road
1 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 25 min
Elevation 717–877 ft
Out & Back · Seep Zone Natural Reserve
Trailhead: Spring Road · 37.00385, -122.05843
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Social Sciences 2 stop 282 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Spring Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto John R. Lewis CollegeRoad, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto LMC Path, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Prometheus, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Across Campus, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto John R. Lewis CollegeRoad, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Spring Road, heading NE.
- 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
91% dirt1% paved8% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Social Sciences 2 stop 282 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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