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Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve

Corte Madera Ridge Fire Road–Elinor Fr Road, 4 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 1,531 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Corte Madera Ridge Fire Road–Elinor Fr Road, 4 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve near Mill Valley, CA. It climbs 1,531 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi328 – 909 ft · steepest grade: 21%6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Glen Fr Road 37.91811, -122.54123
Nearest town Mill Valley, CA
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Corte Madera Ridge Fire Road–Elinor Fr Road, 4 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 1,531 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 327–910 ft

Out & Back · Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: Glen Fr Road · 37.91811, -122.54123

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 92°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:18 PM

  1. Start on Glen Fr Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Elinor Fr Road, heading NW.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Glen Fr Road, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left onto Corte Madera Ridge Fire Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left onto Horseshoe Fire Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading N.
  8. 1.2 miReach Glen Fr Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.2 miTurn left onto Horseshoe Fire Road, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miSharp left onto Corte Madera Ridge Fire Road, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right onto Glen Fr Road, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Elinor Fr Road, heading S.
  14. 150 ftTurn left onto Glen Fr Road, heading SW.
  15. 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/corte-madera-ridge-fire-road-elinor-fr-road-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

37% gravel30% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 92°F56°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity51%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:18 PM
Tue 79°55°
Wed 77°54°
Thu 72°54°
Fri 75°52°
Sat 75°52°
Sun 68°52°

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