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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.

Elevation

0 mi128 – 860 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Myrtle Place Trail 38.12302, -122.60644
Nearest town Novato, CA
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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 Aug 4: sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:18 PM

Transit-accessible: San Marin Drive & San Ramon Way stop 204 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Myrtle Place Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Dwarf Oak Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miBear left onto San Andreas Fire Road, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Middle Burdell Fire Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miReach Dwarf Oak Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right onto San Andreas Fire Road, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miBear right onto Dwarf Oak Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left onto Myrtle Place Trail, heading SE.
  9. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dwarf-oak-trail-out-back-5-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:17 AMSunset 8:18 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: San Marin Drive & San Ramon Way stop 204 m from the trailhead

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