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Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Alex Forman Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 187 ft · 44 min

Alex Forman Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Fairfax, CA. It is mostly level, with 187 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi676 – 899 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bullfrog Fire Road 37.96638, -122.60510
Nearest town Fairfax, CA
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Alex Forman Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 187 ft · 44 min

Elevation 676–899 ft

Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Trailhead: Bullfrog Fire Road · 37.96638, -122.60510

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Alex Forman Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear left onto Shaver Grade Road, heading E.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Alex Forman Trail, heading E.
  5. 200 ftContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Alex Forman Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto PumpkinTrail, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Alex Forman Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Alex Forman Trail, heading N.
  12. 200 ftContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Alex Forman Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftArrive 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/alex-forman-trail-out-back-3-km-4b1a

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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