Camino Alto Open Space Preserve

Camino Alto Fire Road–Escalon Fire Road, 3 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 414 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Camino Alto Fire Road–Escalon Fire Road, 3 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Camino Alto Open Space Preserve near Corte Madera, CA. It climbs 414 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi312 – 502 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lower Summit Fire Road 37.92218, -122.53525
Nearest town Corte Madera, CA

Directions

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Camino Alto Fire Road–Escalon Fire Road, 3 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 414 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 313–501 ft

Out & Back · Camino Alto Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: Lower Summit Fire Road · 37.92218, -122.53525

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 78°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:18 PM

Transit-accessible: Redwood Avenue & Montecito Drive stop 690 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Lower Summit Fire Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Escalon Fire Road, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Camino Alto Fire Road, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miReach Lower Summit Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Escalon Fire Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Lower Summit Fire Road, heading NE.
  7. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

34% dirt66% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 78°F54°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity50%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:18 PM
Wed 75°52°
Thu 73°54°
Fri 75°51°
Sat 71°50°
Sun 69°51°
Mon 64°51°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Redwood Avenue & Montecito Drive stop 690 m from the trailhead

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