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Huddart County Park

Richards Road & Summit Springs Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,449 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Richards Road & Summit Springs Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Huddart County Park near Redwood Park, CA. It climbs 1,449 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi604 – 2,031 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Richards Road 37.44451, -122.29410
Nearest town Redwood Park, CA
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Richards Road & Summit Springs Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,449 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 604–2,031 ft

Out & Back · Huddart County Park

Trailhead: Richards Road · 37.44451, -122.29410

Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 69°F / low 54° · precip 3% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Richards Road, heading N.
  2. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Crystal Springs Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Summit Springs Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Summit Springs Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Skyline Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Summit Springs Trail, heading S.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Skyline Trail, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Summit Springs Trail, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftReach Richards Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Summit Springs Trail, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Summit Springs Trail, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto Skyline Trail, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Summit Springs Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right onto Crystal Springs Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Richards Road, heading W.
  19. 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/richards-road-summit-springs-trail-out-back-7-km-17a1

Trail surface

2% dirt98% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 69°F54°
Precip3%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity74%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:56 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:11 PM
Mon 64°53°
Tue 71°52°
Wed 81°49°
Thu 67°50°
Fri 68°51°
Sat 65°50°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~91 min). Leave by 5:20 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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