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Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Blithedale Ridge Fire Road–Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail, 4 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 941 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Blithedale Ridge Fire Road–Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail, 4 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Murray Park, CA. It climbs 941 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi810 – 1,706 ft · steepest grade: 36%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road 37.92220, -122.56830
Nearest town Murray Park, CA
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Blithedale Ridge Fire Road–Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail, 4 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 941 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 809–1,707 ft

Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Trailhead: Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road · 37.92220, -122.56830

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 94°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road, heading N.
  2. 1.2 miBear left onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left onto Indan Fire Road, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Indian Fire Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wheeler Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road, 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/blithedale-ridge-fire-road-hoo-koo-e-koo-trail-out-back-4-sights-6-km-92d6

Trail surface

61% dirt36% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 94°F64°
Feels like80°Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue 87°68°
Wed 82°53°
Thu 69°51°
Fri 73°50°
Sat 73°49°
Sun 65°49°

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  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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