AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

San Francisco Peninsula Watershed

Sheep Camp Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Sheep Camp Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in San Francisco Peninsula Watershed near Highlands, CA. It climbs 369 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi515 – 719 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.51167, -122.32879
Nearest town Highlands, CA
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Sheep Camp Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 514–719 ft

Out & Back · San Francisco Peninsula Watershed

Trailhead: 37.51167, -122.32879

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

Transit-accessible: Ralston Avenue & Christian Drive stop 167 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miBear right onto Sheep Camp Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miReach Sheep Camp Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.8 miSharp right, heading W.
  7. 150 ftArrive 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/upper-crystal-springs-reservoir-out-back-7-km-d8bc

Trail surface

35% dirt65% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:17 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Ralston Avenue & Christian Drive stop 167 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Highlands, California