Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve
Dawn Falls–Corte Madera Creek Trail, 7 sights
7 mi · ▲ 1,665 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Dawn Falls–Corte Madera Creek Trail, 7 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back in Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve near Mill Valley, CA. The route reaches Dawn Falls at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 1,665 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Dawn Falls–Corte Madera Creek Trail, 7 sights
7 mi · ▲ 1,665 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Elevation 327–1,066 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
- Start on Glen Fr Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Elinor Fr Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Glen Fr Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Corte Madera Ridge Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Horseshoe Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Corte Madera Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Dawn Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Dawn Falls Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Dawn Falls Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftPass Dawn Falls.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Southern Marin Line Road, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto H Line Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading S.
- 1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Maytag Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Elinor Fr Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Glen Fr Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Elinor Fr Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Glen Fr Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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