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San Pedro Mountain Switchbacks
- 0.1 mi
- round trip
- 49 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Jan–Dec
- best months
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Alert in the area
The National Park Service lists an alert for Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
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Park alert covering Golden Gate National Recreation Area · NPS · Golden Gate National Recreation Area
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San Pedro Mountain Switchbacks is a short mountain biking route in California's Golden Gate National Recreation Area, about 0.13 miles long with a total climb of 49 feet. The low point is 947 feet and the high point is 1018 feet, so it's a gentle, easy ride with little change in elevation. The route sits within the recreation area's boundaries, about a tenth of a mile from the San Pedro Mountain Trail, and it makes a natural link to the rest of the area's mountain biking and hiking paths. Summer into early fall is the most comfortable time to go, with typical highs in the low to mid 70s and only a day or two of wet weather a month, based on averages from a nearby weather station in Pacifica. Winter brings highs in the upper 50s and about 10 to 11 wet days a month. Nearby, the San Pedro Mountain Trail and the Mile trail are both within about a third of a mile. Hikers can reach the Arroyo Trail and the Middle Ridge Trail, each about a mile away.
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- MileMountain biking0.3 mi
- Upper Fly AmanitaMountain biking0.7 mi
- Arroyo TrailHiking1 mi
- Middle Ridge TrailHiking1.1 mi
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Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- San Pedro Mountain TrailMountain biking · Next door
- MileMountain biking · Next door
- Sutro Tower TrailMountain biking · ~22 min drive
- Purisima Creek TrailMountain biking · ~24 min drive
- Upper Fly AmanitaMountain biking · ~1 min drive
- Sutro Tower TrailMountain biking · ~22 min drive
- Redwood TrailMountain biking · ~25 min drive
- Alta Vista TrailMountain biking · ~2 min drive
- Sutro Tower TrailMountain biking · ~22 min drive
- North LeafMountain biking · ~26 min drive
Best time to visit San Pedro Mountain Switchbacks
Best months: Year-round. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
58° / 45°
11 wet
Feb
60° / 46°
11 wet
Mar
61° / 46°
9 wet
Apr
64° / 48°
6 wet
May
67° / 49°
4 wet
Jun
69° / 51°
2 wet
Jul
69° / 52°
1 wet
Aug
71° / 53°
1 wet
Sep
72° / 53°
2 wet
Oct
70° / 52°
4 wet
Nov
64° / 50°
7 wet
Dec
59° / 46°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Pacifica 4 Sse, CA, 2.3 mi away at 475 ft. The station sits about 500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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