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Samuel P. Taylor State Park

Barnabe Fire Road & Gravesite Road

5.8 mi · ▲ 2,055 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Barnabe Fire Road & Gravesite Road is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Samuel P. Taylor State Park near Lagunitas, CA. It climbs 2,055 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi226 – 1,424 ft · steepest grade: 24%6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.01645, -122.70502
Nearest town Lagunitas, CA
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Barnabe Fire Road & Gravesite Road

5.8 mi · ▲ 2,055 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Elevation 225–1,422 ft

Out & Back · Samuel P. Taylor State Park

Trailhead: 38.01645, -122.70502

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 87°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM

Transit-accessible: Sir Francis Drake Boulevard & West Cintura Avenue stop 557 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right onto Barnabe Fire Road, heading NW.
  3. 2.3 miContinue straight onto Gravesite Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miReach Barnabe Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Barnabe Fire Road, heading SE.
  6. 2.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  7. 0.3 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/barnabe-fire-road-gravesite-road-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F56°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity52%
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue 72°54°
Wed 71°54°
Thu 81°51°
Fri 86°51°
Sat 85°50°
Sun 80°50°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Sir Francis Drake Boulevard & West Cintura Avenue stop 557 m from the trailhead

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