AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Seven Springs Natural Reserve

Sweetness & West Road via Chinquapin Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Sweetness & West Road via Chinquapin Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Seven Springs Natural Reserve near Rincon, CA. It climbs 352 ft. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi850 – 1,109 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Camper Park 37.00346, -122.06620
Nearest town Rincon, CA
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Sweetness & West Road via Chinquapin Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 851–1,110 ft

Out & Back · Seven Springs Natural Reserve

Trailhead: Camper Park · 37.00346, -122.06620

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 73°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: UCSC Kresge College stop 497 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on West Road, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.8 miSharp right onto Sweetness, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miReach West Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left onto Chinquapin Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right onto West Road, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 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/sweetness-out-back

Trail surface

52% dirt47% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 73°F50°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity95%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue 69°50°
Wed 69°51°
Thu 73°55°
Fri 81°59°
Sat 79°60°
Sun 71°57°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Transit-accessible: UCSC Kresge College stop 497 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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