Indian Tree Open Space Preserve
Vineyard Road via Big Trees Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 874 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Vineyard Road via Big Trees Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Indian Tree Open Space Preserve near Nicasio, CA. It climbs 874 ft. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Vineyard Road via Big Trees Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 874 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 226–1,116 ft
Out & Back · Indian Tree Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Vineyard Road · 38.10590, -122.64463
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:18 PM
- Start on Vineyard Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Upper Meadow Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Deer Camp Cut Off Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Deer Camp Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Big Trees Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Vineyard Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Deer Camp Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Deer Camp Cut Off Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Upper Meadow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Rent Barn Trail, heading E.
- 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 8:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from Vineyard Road Trailhead
- Deer Camp Trail & Vineyard Road via Big Trees Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 938 ft
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