AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

San Francisco Peninsula Watershed

Sweeney Meadow Trail via Sweeney Ridge Trail

13.2 mi · ▲ 1,647 ft · 5 hr 13 min

Sweeney Meadow Trail via Sweeney Ridge Trail is a 13.2-mile out-and-back in San Francisco Peninsula Watershed near Hillsborough, CA. It climbs 1,647 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi630 – 1,227 ft · steepest grade: 17%13.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.55530, -122.41680
Nearest town Hillsborough, CA
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Sweeney Meadow Trail via Sweeney Ridge Trail

13.2 mi · ▲ 1,647 ft · 5 hr 13 min

Elevation 629–1,227 ft

Out & Back · San Francisco Peninsula Watershed

Trailhead: 37.55530, -122.41680

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 4.5 miContinue straight onto Sweeney Ridge Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Sweeney Meadow Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miReach Sweeney Meadow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right onto Sweeney Ridge Trail, heading E.
  7. 4.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 1.4 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/sweeney-meadow-trail-out-back-21-km-d51a

Trail surface

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.7 mi in (~168 min). Leave by 4:03 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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