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Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Bald Hill Trail–Canyon Trail, 4 sights

4 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 1 hr 29 min

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
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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 Sep 20: Overcast, high 73°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

  1. Start on Yolanda Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right onto Bald Hill Trail, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Hidden Meadow Trail, heading W.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bald Hill Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 450 ftContinue straight onto Elliot Trail, heading S.
  7. 100 ftBear right onto Shaver Grade Road, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Concrete Pipe Road, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miBear right onto Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Concrete Pipe Road, heading NE.
  11. 350 ftReach Bald Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 350 ftTurn right onto Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Concrete Pipe Road, heading NW.
  14. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading S.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Elliot Trail, heading S.
  16. 500 ftTurn right onto Bald Hill Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hidden Meadow Trail, heading E.
  18. 150 ftBear right onto Bald Hill Trail, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Yolanda Trail, heading SE.
  20. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bald-hill-trail-canyon-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

63% dirt32% paved5% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 73°F53°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity68%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:12 PM
Mon 70°52°
Tue 83°50°
Wed 88°54°
Thu 83°53°
Fri 83°54°
Sat 80°50°

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