Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve
Dwarf Oak Trail & San Andreas Fire Road
3.9 mi · ▲ 709 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Dwarf Oak Trail & San Andreas Fire Road is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve near Novato, CA. It climbs 709 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Dwarf Oak Trail & San Andreas Fire Road
3.9 mi · ▲ 709 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 127–859 ft
Out & Back · Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Myrtle Place Trail · 38.12302, -122.60644
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Transit-accessible: San Marin Drive & San Ramon Way stop 204 m from the trailhead
- Start on Myrtle Place Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Dwarf Oak Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear left onto San Andreas Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Middle Burdell Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Dwarf Oak Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto San Andreas Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Dwarf Oak Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Myrtle Place Trail, heading SE.
- 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: San Marin Drive & San Ramon Way stop 204 m from the trailhead
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- Burdell Mountain–Burdell Mountain Fire Road, 5 sights 9.1 mi · ▲ 2,276 ft
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