Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve
Dwarf Oak Trail–Fieldstone Trail, 4 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,481 ft · 3 hr 42 min
Dwarf Oak Trail–Fieldstone Trail, 4 sights is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve near Novato, CA. It climbs 1,481 ft. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Dwarf Oak Trail–Fieldstone Trail, 4 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,481 ft · 3 hr 42 min
Elevation 100–880 ft
Out & Back · Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Fieldstone Trail · 38.12735, -122.57634
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:18 PM
Transit-accessible: San Marin Drive & West Campus Drive stop 672 m from the trailhead
- Start on Fieldstone Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Middle Burdell Fire Road, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto San Andreas Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Dwarf Oak Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miReach Fieldstone Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miBear left onto San Andreas Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Middle Burdell Fire Road, heading SE.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Fieldstone Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 8:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Transit-accessible: San Marin Drive & West Campus Drive stop 672 m from the trailhead
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