Windy Hill via Hamms Gulch Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Windy Hill Open Space Preserve near Portola Valley, CA. The route reaches Windy Hill at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 1,432 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi656 – 1,893 ft8.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.36753, -122.22117
Nearest town Portola Valley, CA
Directions
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Windy Hill via Hamms Gulch Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,432 ft · 3 hr 19 min
Elevation 655–1,892 ft
Out & Back · Windy Hill Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: 37.36753, -122.22117
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Hamms Gulch Trail, heading E.
- 2.8 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.
- 2.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
77% dirt23% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:17 AMSunset 8:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~111 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Hamms Gulch Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 1,279 ft
- Hamms Gulch Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 1,279 ft
- Hamms Gulch Trail–Lost Trail, 3 sights 13.6 mi · ▲ 2,630 ft
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