Heintz Open Space

Santa Rosa Trail & Valley View Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 952 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Santa Rosa Trail & Valley View Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Heintz Open Space near Cambrian Park, CA. It climbs 952 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi341 – 824 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ridge Trail 37.23091, -121.91884
Nearest town Cambrian Park, CA

Directions

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Santa Rosa Trail & Valley View Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 952 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 340–824 ft

Out & Back · Heintz Open Space

Trailhead: Ridge Trail · 37.23091, -121.91884

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

Transit-accessible: Blossom Hill Road & Del Oro Drive stop 601 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Santa Rosa Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 450 ftTurn left onto Sky Lane Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Valley View Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miBear left onto Vista Trail, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftReach Santa Rosa Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Valley View Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miBear left onto Sky Lane Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 450 ftBear left onto Santa Rosa Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  13. 500 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  14. 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

35% dirt65% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Blossom Hill Road & Del Oro Drive stop 601 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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