French Ranch Open Space Preserve
Barnabe Mountain Fire Road–Dixon Ridge Fire Road, 3 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 1,700 ft · 2 hr 43 min
Barnabe Mountain Fire Road–Dixon Ridge Fire Road, 3 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in French Ranch Open Space Preserve near Forest Knolls, CA. It climbs 1,700 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Barnabe Mountain Fire Road–Dixon Ridge Fire Road, 3 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 1,700 ft · 2 hr 43 min
Elevation 383–1,235 ft
Out & Back · French Ranch Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: 38.03832, -122.68440
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 90°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left onto Fr Road, heading SE.
- 1.2 miBear right onto French Ranch Fire Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Barnabe Mountain Fire Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto French Ranch Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miReach Barnabe Mountain Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Barnabe Mountain Fire Road, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto French Ranch Fire Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Fr Road, heading N.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- Fr Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 1,030 ft
- Dixon Ridge Fire Road via Fr Road 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,258 ft
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