Fuel Break Road–North Fuel Break Road, 4 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Seven Springs Natural Reserve near Rincon, CA. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi971 – 1,198 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Fuel Break Road 37.00537, -122.05932
Nearest town Rincon, CA
Directions
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Fuel Break Road–North Fuel Break Road, 4 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 970–1,196 ft
Out & Back · Seven Springs Natural Reserve
Trailhead: Fuel Break Road · 37.00537, -122.05932
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: Social Sciences 2 stop 448 m from the trailhead
- Start on Fuel Break Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Fuel Break Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Red Hill Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto North Meadow Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading W.
- 150 ftReach Fuel Break Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Red Hill Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto North Fuel Break Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Fuel Break Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 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
62% gravel1% dirt37% 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
72°55°
Fri
80°59°
Sat
79°60°
Sun
71°57°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Social Sciences 2 stop 448 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Prometheus via Spring Road 1 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Geoff's Trail–Lower Pipeline / Pipe Dream, 4 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Garden of Weeden–Geoff's Trail, 5 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 976 ft
- Camper Park & North Meadow Trail via Chinquapin Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 369 ft
- Tree 9–Chinquapin Road, 6 sights 5 mi · ▲ 363 ft
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