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.
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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 Sep 21: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:08 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 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
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Chinquapin Road
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Chinquapin Road
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Chinquapin Road
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Chinquapin Road
- 3 mi · out & back · via Chinquapin Road
- 3.5 mi · out & back · via Chinquapin Road
- 4.3 mi · out & back · via Chinquapin Road
- 4.8 mi · out & back · via Chinquapin Road
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