Blue Ridge Fire Road & Split Rock Loop
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,360 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Blue Ridge Fire Road & Split Rock Loop is a 4.8-mile loop in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Manor, CA. It climbs 1,360 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Blue Ridge Fire Road & Split Rock Loop
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,360 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Elevation 236–1,431 ft
Loop · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: Middle Fire Road · 37.97942, -122.61323
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 95°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
- Start on Middle Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Cascade Fire Road / Repack, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Split Rock, heading NW.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto White Hill Fire Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach Split Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Blue Ridge Fire Road, heading E.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Middle Fire Road, heading S.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from Middle Fire Road Trailhead
- Cascade Peak & Burnt Tree Trail via Middle Fire Road 2 mi · ▲ 830 ft
- Burnt Tree Trail–Middle Fire Road, 3 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 677 ft
- Cascade Fire Road / Repack 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,360 ft
- Cascade Fire Road / Repack 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,542 ft
- Split Rock & Summit Fire Road via White Hill Fire Road 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,671 ft
- Edgewood Trail & Split Rock via White Hill Fire Road 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,690 ft
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