San Francisco Peninsula Watershed
Sweeney Meadow Trail via Sweeney Ridge Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 1,111 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Sweeney Meadow Trail via Sweeney Ridge Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in San Francisco Peninsula Watershed near Millbrae Meadows, CA. It climbs 1,111 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sweeney Meadow Trail via Sweeney Ridge Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 1,111 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 454–1,227 ft
Out & Back · San Francisco Peninsula Watershed
Trailhead: 37.61176, -122.44263
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn right 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 SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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