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Cascade Canyon Preserve

Burnt Tree Trail–Middle Fire Road, 3 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 653 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Burnt Tree Trail–Middle Fire Road, 3 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Cascade Canyon Preserve near Fairfax, CA. It climbs 653 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi436 – 824 ft · steepest grade: 27%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.97841, -122.60508
Nearest town Fairfax, CA
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Burnt Tree Trail–Middle Fire Road, 3 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 653 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 436–822 ft

Out & Back · Cascade Canyon Preserve

Trailhead: 37.97841, -122.60508

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pam's Blue Ridge Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Toyon Fire Road, heading NE.
  4. 300 ftBear left onto Middle Fire Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Burnt Tree Trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Middle Fire Road, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miReach Pam's Blue Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miBear right onto Burnt Tree Trail, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Middle Fire Road, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miBear right onto Toyon Fire Road, heading E.
  11. 350 ftTurn right onto Pam's Blue Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/burnt-tree-trail-middle-fire-road-out-back-3-sights-4-km-6fb7

Trail surface

42% dirt58% 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°56°
Wed 82°52°
Thu 94°54°
Fri 99°55°
Sat 100°52°
Sun 94°53°

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