Indian Tree Open Space Preserve
Big Trees Trail
4 mi · ▲ 868 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Big Trees Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Indian Tree Open Space Preserve near Novato, CA. It climbs 868 ft. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi246 – 1,116 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Vineyard Road 38.10522, -122.63878
Nearest town Novato, CA
Directions
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Big Trees Trail
4 mi · ▲ 868 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 247–1,116 ft
Out & Back · Indian Tree Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Vineyard Road · 38.10522, -122.63878
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start on Rent Barn Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Upper Meadow Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Deer Camp Cut Off Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Deer Camp Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Big Trees Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Deer Camp Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Deer Camp Cut Off Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Upper Meadow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Rent Barn Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:11 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Vineyard Road Trailhead
- Indian Tree Fire Road & Ship's Mast Trail via Big Trees Trail 7 mi · ▲ 1,514 ft
- Deer Camp Trail Loop via Big Trees Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 727 ft
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