San Francisco Peninsula Watershed
Sweeney Meadow Trail via Sweeney Ridge Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 805 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Sweeney Meadow Trail via Sweeney Ridge Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in San Francisco Peninsula Watershed near Millbrae Meadows, CA. It climbs 805 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sweeney Meadow Trail via Sweeney Ridge Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 805 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 759–1,227 ft
Out & Back · San Francisco Peninsula Watershed
Trailhead: 37.57767, -122.43131
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 80°F / low 51° · precip 2% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Sweeney Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Sweeney Meadow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Sweeney Meadow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Sweeney Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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