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White Hill Open Space Preserve

White Hill Fire Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 535 ft · 1 hr 6 min

White Hill Fire Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in White Hill Open Space Preserve near Woodacre, CA. It climbs 535 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi817 – 1,207 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.00727, -122.62820
Nearest town Woodacre, CA
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White Hill Fire Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 535 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 818–1,207 ft

Out & Back · White Hill Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: 38.00727, -122.62820

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading S.
  3. 450 ftContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto B-17 Extension, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left onto B-17 Extension, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Porcupine Trail, heading N.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading N.
  12. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/white-hill-fire-road-out-back

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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