Baltimore Canyon Open Space Preserve
Dawn Falls–Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 1,208 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Dawn Falls–Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, 3 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Baltimore Canyon Open Space Preserve near Kent Woodlands, CA. The route reaches Dawn Falls at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 1,208 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Dawn Falls–Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 1,208 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 520–1,145 ft
Out & Back · Baltimore Canyon Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: 37.94325, -122.56470
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 94°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Windy Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Indan Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Dawn Falls Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Dawn Falls Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftReach Dawn Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dawn Falls Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Indan Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Windy Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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