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Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve

Burdell Mountain–Cobblestone Fire Road, 4 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,168 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Burdell Mountain–Cobblestone Fire Road, 4 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve near Novato, CA. The route reaches Burdell Mountain at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 1,168 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi312 – 1,486 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: San Andreas Fire Road 38.13005, -122.60429
Nearest town Novato, CA
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Burdell Mountain–Cobblestone Fire Road, 4 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,168 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 310–1,485 ft

Out & Back · Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: San Andreas Fire Road · 38.13005, -122.60429

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:18 PM

  1. Start on San Andreas Fire Road, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Dwarf Oak Trail, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto San Andreas Fire Road, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Middle Burdell Fire Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Cobblestone Fire Road, heading NW.
  6. 1 miSharp left onto Burdell Mountain Fire Road, heading W.
  7. 500 ftReach Burdell Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 500 ftSharp right onto Cobblestone Fire Road, heading SW.
  9. 1 miTurn right onto Middle Burdell Fire Road, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto San Andreas Fire Road, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miBear right onto Dwarf Oak Trail, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto San Andreas Fire Road, heading S.
  13. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/burdell-mountain-out-back-6-km-ea2c

Trail surface

4% paved96% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 8:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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