Windy Hill via Hamms Gulch Trail is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Windy Hill Open Space Preserve near Los Trancos Woods, CA. The route reaches Windy Hill at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 1,358 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi666 – 1,893 ft7.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Eagle Trail 37.35927, -122.21980
Nearest town Los Trancos Woods, CA
Directions
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Windy Hill via Hamms Gulch Trail
7.5 mi · ▲ 1,358 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Elevation 667–1,892 ft
Out & Back · Windy Hill Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Eagle Trail · 37.35927, -122.21980
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
- Start on Eagle Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Hamms Gulch Trail, heading W.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Lost Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Anniversary Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Windy Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Lost Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Hamms Gulch Trail, heading NE.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Eagle Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 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
81% dirt19% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 86°F57°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity63%
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:17 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Wed
83°53°
Thu
94°55°
Fri
99°61°
Sat
95°58°
Sun
87°51°
Mon
82°51°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~106 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Eagle Trail Trailhead
- Meadow Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 339 ft
- Hamms Gulch Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,205 ft
- Hamms Gulch Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,205 ft
- Anniversary Viewpoint via Hamms Gulch Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,334 ft
- Hamms Gulch Trail & Lost Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 1,705 ft
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