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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.

Elevation

0 mi269 – 866 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Top Flight Trail 38.01690, -122.67841
Nearest town Forest Knolls, CA
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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 Sep 20: Fog, high 74°F / low 51° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Sir Francis Drake Boulevard & Lagunitas School Road stop 186 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Top Flight Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto French Ranch Fire Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Barnabe Mountain Fire Road, heading N.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto French Ranch Fire Road, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftReach Top Flight Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Barnabe Mountain Fire Road, heading N.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto French Ranch Fire Road, heading N.
  8. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Top Flight Trail, heading SE.
  9. 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-mountain-fire-road-french-ranch-fire-road-out-back-3-sights-3-km

Trail surface

31% dirt69% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 74°F51°
Precip2%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity81%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:12 PM
Mon 72°56°
Tue 79°51°
Wed 88°54°
Thu 75°53°
Fri 79°53°
Sat 73°51°

Good to know

  • 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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