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Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve

Dwarf Oak Trail–Middle Burdell Fire Road, 4 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 874 ft · 2 hr

Dwarf Oak Trail–Middle Burdell Fire Road, 4 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve near Novato, CA. It climbs 874 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi312 – 879 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: San Andreas Fire Road 38.13005, -122.60429
Nearest town Novato, CA
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Dwarf Oak Trail–Middle Burdell Fire Road, 4 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 874 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 310–880 ft

Out & Back · Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: San Andreas Fire Road · 38.13005, -122.60429

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:18 PM

  1. Start on San Andreas Fire Road, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Dwarf Oak Trail, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto San Andreas Fire Road, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Middle Burdell Fire Road, heading NE.
  5. 1.4 miTurn right onto San Carlos Fire Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miReach San Andreas Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Middle Burdell Fire Road, heading N.
  8. 1.4 miTurn right onto San Andreas Fire Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miBear right onto Dwarf Oak Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto San Andreas Fire Road, heading S.
  11. 0.4 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/dwarf-oak-trail-middle-burdell-fire-road-out-back-4-sights-8-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 8:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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