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.
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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 Aug 3: Clear, high 92°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto B-17 Extension, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto B-17 Extension, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto White Hill Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Porcupine Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto White Hill Fire Road, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 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 1.0 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- White Hill Fire Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 439 ft
- Porcupine Trail & White Hill Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 491 ft
- Summit Fire Road via White Hill Fire Road 3.7 mi · ▲ 910 ft
- Cascade Peak & Blue Ridge Fire Road via White Hill Fire Road 6.1 mi · ▲ 1,421 ft
- Blue Ridge Fire Road & Split Rock via White Hill Fire Road 7 mi · ▲ 1,846 ft
- Cascade Fire Road / Repack & Split Rock via White Hill Fire Road 9.7 mi · ▲ 2,794 ft
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