Barnabe Mountain & Barnabe Fire Road is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Samuel P. Taylor State Park near Lagunitas, CA. The route reaches Barnabe Mountain. It climbs 1,255 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi194 – 1,460 ft · steepest grade: 25%3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.02712, -122.71611
Nearest town Lagunitas, CA
Directions
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Barnabe Mountain & Barnabe Fire Road
3.8 mi · ▲ 1,255 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 194–1,459 ft
Out & Back · Samuel P. Taylor State Park
Trailhead: 38.02712, -122.71611
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Barnabe Mountain.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Barnabe Fire Road, heading S.
- 1.8 miReach Barnabe Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 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
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 84°F51°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity57%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue
73°49°
Wed
69°51°
Thu
79°49°
Fri
84°48°
Sat
83°48°
Sun
78°48°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:59 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:19 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:48 PM.
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