Gary Giacomini Open Space Preserve

Summit Fire Road via White Hill Fire Road

3.7 mi · ▲ 910 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Summit Fire Road via White Hill Fire Road is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Gary Giacomini Open Space Preserve near Woodacre, CA. It climbs 910 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 1,207 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.00727, -122.62820
Nearest town Woodacre, CA

Directions

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Summit Fire Road via White Hill Fire Road

3.7 mi · ▲ 910 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 779–1,207 ft

Out & Back · Gary Giacomini Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: 38.00727, -122.62820

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 92°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading S.
  3. 450 ftContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto B-17 Extension, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading S.
  7. 0.9 miSharp right onto Summit Fire Road, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miReach Summit Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miSharp left onto White Hill Fire Road, heading SW.
  10. 0.9 miTurn left onto B-17 Extension, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Porcupine Trail, heading N.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading N.
  14. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 92°F60°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity53%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue 78°57°
Wed 80°53°
Thu 93°52°
Fri 97°54°
Sat 99°51°
Sun 92°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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