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Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Cascade Fire Road / Repack

5.1 mi · ▲ 1,542 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Cascade Fire Road / Repack is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Manor, CA. It climbs 1,542 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi190 – 1,529 ft · steepest grade: 24%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.97751, -122.61211
Nearest town Manor, CA
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Cascade Fire Road / Repack

5.1 mi · ▲ 1,542 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Elevation 190–1,528 ft

Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Trailhead: 37.97751, -122.61211

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 NW.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto Middle Fire Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Cascade Fire Road / Repack, heading SW.
  4. 2 miReach Cascade Fire Road / Repack, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2 miTurn left onto Middle Fire Road, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 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/cascade-fire-road-repack-out-back-8-km-ac88

Trail surface

19% dirt81% 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°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~103 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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