Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir & Crystal Springs Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in San Francisco Peninsula Watershed near Devonshire, CA. The route reaches Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi295 – 397 ft6.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.48242, -122.31576
Nearest town Devonshire, CA
Directions
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Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir & Crystal Springs Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 297–396 ft
Out & Back · San Francisco Peninsula Watershed
Trailhead: 37.48242, -122.31576
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 1 miPass Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Crystal Springs Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 2.1 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
77% dirt19% paved2% gravel2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:17 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Crystal Springs Trail & Sheep Camp Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir & Crystal Springs Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 225 ft
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