Spring Ridge - Hamms Gulch from Skyline Blvd (Short Route)
6.5 miles     1200 ft
29 Dec 2010
Summary

A pleasant hike in Windy Hill

Location: Windy Hill Open Space Preserve

Elevation Profile
Trip Planning

Trail Maps

» Official Trail Map: Pretty good map showing various trails.

» Redwoodhikes Trail Map: Great map showing many parks like Purisima Creek, Huddart, Wunderlich, El Corte De Madera, Foothills, Hidden Villa and Rancho San Antonio. Trail maps for individual parks are available online for free. However, the RedwoodHikes map shows the big picture and is helpful for planning hikes that go through multiple parks.

Route
From Skyline Blvd parking lot, turn left on Bay Area Ridge Trail going north (0.1 miles) → right on Anniversary Trail (0.7 miles) to reach a second parking lot on Skyline Blvd. Turn right on Spring Ridge Trail (1.6 miles) → right on Meadow Trail (0.7 miles) → right on unknown trail (0.4 miles) → right on Hamms Gulch Trail (2.6 miles) → right on Bay Area Ridge Trail (0.4 miles) to return to the parking lot on Skyline Blvd.
Photos

Full photo album — 29 December 2010

Photos are from a different hike with similar landscape: Hamms Gulch - Razorback Ridge from Skyline Blvd.
Trailhead

Location: along Skyline Blvd, 2.5 miles south of Hwy 84, 4.7 miles north of Page Mill Rd . No street address. Parking area is visible in Google Maps if you zoom in sufficiently.

Google Maps:

Parking Fees: None (last visited: December 2010)

Capacity: ??

Latitude: 37.361835     Longitude: -122.247240

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