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Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Bald Hill Trail–Hidden Meadow Trail, 3 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 947 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Bald Hill Trail–Hidden Meadow Trail, 3 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Fairfax, CA. It climbs 947 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi505 – 1,050 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bullfrog Fire Road 37.96638, -122.60510
Nearest town Fairfax, CA
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Bald Hill Trail–Hidden Meadow Trail, 3 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 947 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 506–1,050 ft

Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Trailhead: Bullfrog Fire Road · 37.96638, -122.60510

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 95°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Alex Forman Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear left onto Shaver Grade Road, heading E.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Alex Forman Trail, heading E.
  5. 200 ftContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Alex Forman Trail, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto Elliot Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Bald Hill Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hidden Meadow Trail, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftBear right onto Bald Hill Trail, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Yolanda Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.9 miSharp right onto Worn Springs Fire Road, heading SE.
  15. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftReach Bald Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.4 miSharp left onto Yolanda Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.9 miTurn right onto Bald Hill Trail, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto Hidden Meadow Trail, heading SW.
  20. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bald Hill Trail, heading SW.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 450 ftContinue straight onto Elliot Trail, heading W.
  23. 0.3 miBear left onto Shaver Grade Road, heading SW.
  24. 0.2 miSharp right onto Alex Forman Trail, heading NW.
  25. 100 ftContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Alex Forman Trail, heading W.
  27. 200 ftContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftBear right onto Alex Forman Trail, heading NW.
  29. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftArrive 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/bon-tempe-lake-bon-tempe-lake-out-back-9-km-400b

Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 95°F56°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity42%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue 85°55°
Wed 81°51°
Thu 93°53°
Fri 98°54°
Sat 99°51°
Sun 93°52°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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