Windy Hill Hike (Dogs Welcome)
Details
In the Windy Hill Open Space Preserve, Woodside 1,335-acre preserve a variety of landscapes: madrone and oak forests, lush redwood forests and rolling, wide-open, chaparral-covered hills. Views all the way to San Francisco and across the bay, Mt. Diablo, San Jose and the Stanford Hoover Tower. The trail travels through a variety of landscapes: madrone and oak forests, lush redwood forests and rolling, wide-open, chaparral-covered hills.
Level: Intermediate (Steep in places)
Total Distance: 8.1 miles loop
Hiking Time: 3 - 3.5 hours
Elevation: 1,400-foot rise in elevation, (steep)
Information: Free Parking, Water & Restroom at trailhead, Dogs on Leash. Overflow parking is available at the Portola Valley Town Center, approximately 0.4 miles north on Portola Road. Do not park on Portola Road: parking is strictly enforced.
Map: www.openspace.org/preserves
Meeting Point / Trailhead: Portola Valley Staging Area, 555 Portola Rd, Portola Valley, CA 94028, Meet near Restroom
GPS Coordinates for Trailhead: Portola Valley Staging Area, 555 Portola Rd, Portola Valley, CA 94028 Latitude N 37°37'62.29"N Longitude W -122°22'29.13"W
Directions: From 280 south, Take exit 24 for Sand Hill Road toward Menlo Park, continue on Sand Hill Road it will turn into Portola Road, Windy Hill parking will be on your Right.
Hike Route: Starting Point, Portola Valley Staging Area, Right on to Betsy Crowder Trail, Right up-hill on Spring Ridge Trail, at skyline staging area, Left Anniversary Trail, Right up and back up to Windy Hill Peak (Break group photo), Right on Anniversary Trail, pass picnic tables continue on Lost Trail, Right Spring Ridge Trail, Left downhill, Left down-hill on Hamms Gulch Trail, continue Left at junction on Hamms Gulch Trail, Left Spring Ridge Trail and return to the starting point
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