French Ranch Open Space Preserve
Barnabe Mountain Fire Road–French Ranch Fire Road, 3 sights
2 mi · ▲ 580 ft · 57 min
Barnabe Mountain Fire Road–French Ranch Fire Road, 3 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in French Ranch Open Space Preserve near Forest Knolls, CA. It climbs 580 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Barnabe Mountain Fire Road–French Ranch Fire Road, 3 sights
2 mi · ▲ 580 ft · 57 min
Elevation 268–865 ft
Out & Back · French Ranch Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Top Flight Trail · 38.01690, -122.67841
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 92°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Sir Francis Drake Boulevard & Lagunitas School Road stop 186 m from the trailhead
- Start on Top Flight Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto French Ranch Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Barnabe Mountain Fire Road, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto French Ranch Fire Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Top Flight Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Barnabe Mountain Fire Road, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto French Ranch Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Top Flight Trail, heading SE.
- 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.
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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Sir Francis Drake Boulevard & Lagunitas School Road stop 186 m from the trailhead
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