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Windy Hill Open Space Preserve

Windy Hill–Hamms Gulch Trail, 3 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Windy Hill–Hamms Gulch Trail, 3 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Windy Hill Open Space Preserve near Portola Valley, CA. The route reaches Windy Hill at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 304 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,762 – 1,893 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.35446, -122.24262
Nearest town Portola Valley, CA
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Windy Hill–Hamms Gulch Trail, 3 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 1,761–1,892 ft

Out & Back · Windy Hill Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: 37.35446, -122.24262

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 79°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left onto Lost Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Hamms Gulch Trail, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Lost Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto Anniversary Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miReach Windy Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto Lost Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right onto Hamms Gulch Trail, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Lost Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  11. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/windy-hill-windy-hill-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 79°F60°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity34%
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:17 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Wed 75°52°
Thu 90°51°
Fri 96°57°
Sat 91°54°
Sun 83°47°
Mon 78°47°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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