Windmill Trail & Woodrat Trail via Pinole Valley Multi-Use Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 795 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Windmill Trail & Woodrat Trail via Pinole Valley Multi-Use Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Fernandez Ranch near Christie, CA. It climbs 795 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Windmill Trail & Woodrat Trail via Pinole Valley Multi-Use Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 795 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 243–756 ft
Out & Back · Fernandez Ranch
Trailhead: Pinole Valley Multi-Use Trail · 37.99199, -122.22762
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Transit-accessible: Bonaire Avenue & Refugio Valley Road stop 290 m from the trailhead
- Start on Pinole Valley Multi-Use Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Windmill Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miReach Woodrat Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Pinole Valley Multi-Use Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 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 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Bonaire Avenue & Refugio Valley Road stop 290 m from the trailhead
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More from Pinole Valley Multi-Use Trail Trailhead
- Pinole Valley Multi-Use Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 738 ft
- Franklin Ridge Trail via Pinole Valley Multi-Use Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 447 ft
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