Bald Hill Trail–Canyon Trail, 4 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Fairfax, CA. It climbs 314 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi466 – 699 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Worn Springs Fire Road 37.97152, -122.58135
Nearest town Fairfax, CA
Directions
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Bald Hill Trail–Canyon Trail, 4 sights
4 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 467–697 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: Worn Springs Fire Road · 37.97152, -122.58135
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 95°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
- Start on Yolanda Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Bald Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Hidden Meadow Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Bald Hill Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Elliot Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto Shaver Grade Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Concrete Pipe Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Canyon Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Concrete Pipe Road, heading NE.
- 350 ftReach Bald Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Concrete Pipe Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Elliot Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Bald Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hidden Meadow Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Bald Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Yolanda Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
63% dirt32% paved5% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 95°F56°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity42%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue
85°55°
Wed
81°51°
Thu
94°53°
Fri
98°54°
Sat
99°52°
Sun
93°52°
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