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Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve

Corte Madera Ridge Fire Road–H Line Fire Road, 3 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 1,576 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Corte Madera Ridge Fire Road–H Line Fire Road, 3 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve near Corte Madera, CA. It climbs 1,576 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi230 – 951 ft · steepest grade: 25%5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Harvfey Warne Trail 37.91957, -122.52909
Nearest town Corte Madera, CA
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Corte Madera Ridge Fire Road–H Line Fire Road, 3 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 1,576 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Elevation 231–951 ft

Out & Back · Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: Harvfey Warne Trail · 37.91957, -122.52909

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 92°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:18 PM

Transit-accessible: Redwood Avenue & Montecito Drive stop 746 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Harvfey Warne Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 1.5 miSharp right onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto H Line Fire Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading S.
  6. 150 ftReach Middle Summit Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto H Line Fire Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miSharp left onto Corte Madera Ridge Fire Road, heading S.
  10. 1 miContinue straight onto Middle Summit Fire Road, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miBear left onto Harvfey Warne Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.2 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-h-line-fire-road-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

66% dirt23% gravel11% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 92°F56°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity51%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:18 PM
Tue 79°56°
Wed 77°54°
Thu 72°54°
Fri 76°52°
Sat 75°52°
Sun 68°52°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Redwood Avenue & Montecito Drive stop 746 m from the trailhead

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