Summit Viewpoint–Old Ranch Road Trail, 3 sights is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in San Bruno Mountain State and County Park near Bayshore, CA. The route reaches Summit Viewpoint. It climbs 1,358 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi436 – 1,207 ft7.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old Ranch Road Trail 37.69731, -122.42223
Nearest town Bayshore, CA
Directions
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Summit Viewpoint–Old Ranch Road Trail, 3 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 1,358 ft · 2 hr 59 min
Elevation 436–1,206 ft
Out & Back · San Bruno Mountain State and County Park
Trailhead: Old Ranch Road Trail · 37.69731, -122.42223
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: West Hill Drive & West Hill Place stop 515 m from the trailhead
- Start on Old Ranch Road Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Summit Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Summit Viewpoint.
- 1.7 miReach Summit Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miBear right onto Old Ranch Road Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
71% dirt29% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:17 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: West Hill Drive & West Hill Place stop 515 m from the trailhead
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