Bald Hill Trail–Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, 10 sights
14.5 mi · ▲ 3,390 ft · 6 hr 32 min
Bald Hill Trail–Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, 10 sights is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Mill Valley, CA. It climbs 3,390 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bald Hill Trail–Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, 10 sights
14.5 mi · ▲ 3,390 ft · 6 hr 32 min
Elevation 199–1,518 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: Glen Fr Road · 37.91811, -122.54123
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 92°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:18 PM
- Start on Glen Fr Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Elinor Fr Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Glen Fr Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Corte Madera Ridge Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Horseshoe Fire Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Indan Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Indian Fire Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Indan Fire Road, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading SW.
- 2.4 miTurn right onto Filter Plant Road, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Hidden Meadow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Bald Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Glen Fr Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left onto Hidden Meadow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Shaver Grade Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Filter Plant Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading S.
- 2.4 miTurn right onto Indan Fire Road, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Indian Fire Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Indan Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Horseshoe Fire Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Corte Madera Ridge Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Glen Fr Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Elinor Fr Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Glen Fr Road, heading E.
- 0.4 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~131 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 8:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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