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French Ranch Open Space Preserve

Dixon Ridge Fire Road via Fr Road

4.3 mi · ▲ 1,258 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Dixon Ridge Fire Road via Fr Road is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in French Ranch Open Space Preserve near Forest Knolls, CA. It climbs 1,258 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi384 – 1,234 ft · steepest grade: 27%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.03832, -122.68440
Nearest town Forest Knolls, CA
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Dixon Ridge Fire Road via Fr Road

4.3 mi · ▲ 1,258 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 383–1,235 ft

Out & Back · French Ranch Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: 38.03832, -122.68440

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 1 miBear left onto Fr Road, heading SE.
  3. 1.2 miReach Dixon Ridge Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 1 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/dixon-ridge-fire-road-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

21% dirt79% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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